BARK QUIZ: Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), today’s featured tree, is noted for both its exfoliating bark and its summer to fall blooms.
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BARK QUIZ: In early summer, strips of bark peel off this tree, exposing mottled new bark ranging in color from pale cream to dark cinnamon, rich brown, and bright orange.
Learn the tree’s identity in this afternoon’s 4:00 p.m. post.
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