Pine Tree:

pine tree: any of about 90 species of ornamental and timber evergreen conifers of the genus Pinus (family Pinaceae), distributed throughout the world but native primarily to northern temperate regions. Young trees are usually conical, with whorls of horizontal branches; older trees may have round, flat, or spreading crowns. Most species have thick, rough, furrowed bark. ~ (Encyclopaedia Britannica).

Gumbo-limbo Tree:

gumbo-limbo tree: or incense tree (Bursera simaruba), has light, reddish brown wood that is used for fishing floats; its fragrant resin is used in incense; [its bark is a] smooth, copper-coloured covering. ~ (Encyclopaedia Britannica).

• The pattern of cork development is the main determinant of bark appearance. In some barks the cork cambium and cork tissues are laid down in a discontinuous and overlapping manner, resulting in a scaly type of bark (pines and pear trees); in other barks the pattern is continuous and in sheets (paper birch and cherry). Barks show various patterns intermediate between these extremes. Bark varies from the smooth, copper-coloured covering of the gumbo-limbo (Bursera simaruba) to the thick, soft, spongy bark of the punk, or cajeput, tree (Melaleuca leucadendron). Other types of bark include the commercial cork of the cork oak (Quercus suber) and the rugged, fissured outer coat of many other oaks; the flaking, patchy-coloured barks of sycamores (Platanus) and the lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana); and the rough shinglelike outer covering of shagbark hickory (Carya ovata).’ ~ (Encyclopaedia Britannica).

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