Sentence examples for layer of bark from inspiring English sources

Every 10 years, foresters strip off the outer layer of bark with short-handled axes.

*A semi-parasitic plant, the mistletoe seeds burrow below the outer layer of bark on the host trees.

This means putting a layer of bark, grass cuttings, manure, even gravel on top of the soil to trap moisture in the earth, or at least slow down evaporation.

It is a rather involved and tedious process that requires a fair amount of finesse and know how as it entails wounding the tree by shaving off the outer layer of bark to collect infected tissue.

Ash trees are inoculated against the borer by injecting insecticide between the outer layer of bark and the inner hardwood or by treating the ground at the base of the tree with insecticide.

Leaf mould, lots of grit and a good layer of bark mulch is the way to go, but, if Morrisons' car park teaches us anything, it is that, when happy, they will take care of themselves and look magnificent for it.

The central leader often droops, and a purplish zone separates the layers of bark.

Finally, they add round layers of bark and wood to the top and bottom of the tubes, completing the caddies.

Depending on the intricacy of the design of a particular piece, there may be even more layers of bark and wood required, such as to make the inner lid that helps the tea leaves stay fresh longer.

But the signs of its great age could not be more obvious: the long expanse of worn, or balding surface, caused by peeling layers of bark; the thick, flaring roots, like buttresses on a medieval cathedral; the weird, gnarly twists of the outer branches; higher up, the unusually craggy texture of the bark.

On Wednesday, the smell of eucalyptus oil hung in the air as men thrust chainsaws through flaky layers of bark.