Hackberry bark will not stop you in your tracks as does the dramatic, shiny red, peeling bark of paperbark maple or the ghostly white bark of lacebark pine. |
The inner bark of the lacebark tree is a fine netting that has been used to make clothing and accessories as well as utilitarian articles such as rope. |
The use of lacebark pines for decorative purposes began as long as 800 years ago. |
The confusion of these two species has led to lacebark elm being condemned as an inferior tree. |
In China, lacebark pines are highly valued and are often planted near temples. |
Some of the tree species noted included large native olive, ribbonwood, lacebark, large-leaved canthium, hairy muskwood, brown pearwood and soft acronychia. |