Let me start by saying that I have absolutely no idea about the tree in this post. Would you know the name of this tree or what tree this trunk might belong to?
I happened upon this one while I was visiting a friend –here in California — a few months back. We had parked at the parking lot at her apartment and there in front of me was this interesting looking trunk. The layers and the texture it portrayed caught my eye. I was so taken by the trunk that I felt compelled to take my phone out, swipe up the camera icon and take a couple of pictures.
‘A couple of pictures’ — that is exactly what I have and it was only later that I realized that I didn’t have pictures of the whole tree. I wish I’d taken better pictures of the foliage, so you could try to identify it. I’d asked a few people if they could identify it but I haven’t gotten any answers yet. A bit of internet search didn’t help either.
I hoping that someday, someone might come this way, find this flaky bark familiar, and let me know the name of the tree* this trunk belongs to.
Found in Santa Clara, California. 
Can you identify this one? 
A close up of the bark.
What an intriguing piece of (natural) sculpture! Is it not?
And it looks like we have a name!
Fellow blogger Sandra Nachlinger suggests it might be a Melaleuca Tree. I looked up the images tried to do some research in that direction. And it looks like this is the Melaleuca
Here are some links & images you might like to see if the pictures in the post got you interested in the tree:
Melaleuca
Image of the Paperbark Tree— of the bark
Genus Melaleuc
Thank You, Sandra.
And Thank You to all the readers who put in their suggestions, hunches and observations. Thanks a ton, this was fun.
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You might also like to see these interesting trees:
- The Giant Sequoia — some of the largest trees in the world
- The Coast Redwood — these are amongst the tallest trees
- A Drive-Thru Tree – the Chandelier Tree in Leggett, CA
- Lone Cypress
- A Strangler Tree, one with a Crocodile-bark and another with a naturally sculpted elephant head on its trunk.
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Wow! Despite the peeling, this conveys the image of a very very strong tree. At such times, I wish the tree would simply just identify itself to me!! 🙂 Hope you get its ID soon..
The peeling seems to have added to its appeal.
Seriously. I’m so curious, now.
Thank you for coming this way, Archana. 🙂
Looks like a tree that would yield a lot of papyrus for manuscripts of yore. Beats me, Divya, but surely someone is going to identity it down the line.
I’m sure they’d make very nice writing surfaces.
Thank you, USP. I hope you are doing well.
Have a great week. 🙂
I would say these are old Cypress trees they live for hundreds of years… other possibility is a River Birch….
Hey Prasad,
Maybe. Birches did appear in my searches.
What an interesting-looking trunk, no?
A lovely find and the pictures tell so much! A keen observer I must say:)
haha! It was too interesting not to notice. 😀
Thank you, Mr. Bhatia.
It reminds me of a melaleuca tree. They’re an invasive species in Florida. Here’s more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melaleuca
Great photos!
You might be right, Sandra. I looked up the pictures of Melaleuca Trees and they look pretty much like this.
Oh! they are? Nice to learn that and that you have them in plenty in Florida.
Thank you so, so, much, Sandra. 🙂
What a beautiful tree! I love everything about it and your photos show it off so well! I’m glad you found the name.
I was so fascinated by the trunk.
Thank you so much, Betty.
How cool is it that we can blog about the sights we come across and we get input from fellow bloggers. 😉 <3
Beautiful photos of that lovely textured tree! Love nature’s creations.
Happy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you, Carol.
This is quite a creation!
Happy Day to you too. 🙂
Hi! Very interesting photoa! I have never seen this kind of trees before. Thanks for sharing.
I’m pretty sure I hadn’t seen this tree before this. Those peeling layers of bark were what drew my attention to the tree.
Thank you for coming this way. 🙂
This is amazing. You bring the most unique pictures on #ThursdayTreeLove. I love it. While I can’t ID it, I wish we get to know the name 🙂
Thank you for joining, D. The next time – I would love to see the leaves and how high up it goes.
Hey Parul,
How are you doing? Aww, thank you. 🙂
Looks like we now have the name of the tree. 😉 Got it from a fellow blogger. It’s most likely to be a Melaleuca Tree.
I know– too little foliage in the pictures, na? I was so distracted. The trunk — specifically the bark — had all my interest. 😐
Thank you for hosting, Parul. 🙂
I wish I could add to your quest for finding the name of the tree. Looks pretty old.
Hey Arv,
Welcome here. I hear it might be a Melaleuca Tree and the pictures seem to attest that. 🙂
Right, it does look like it has been around for some time now.
Thank you so much for visiting this blog. 🙂
Do you think it could be a Sycamore? It looks like Cadbury’s Chocolate Flake!
Hi Unishta,
Welcome here!
It looks like the peeling of the Sycamore is much milder. The Melaleuca tree’s bark seems to look quite like the ones in the pics in this post. So I think I’ll go with that.
Haha! Yeah, it does look quite like a Cadbury’s Flake.
Thank you for coming this way. 🙂
Oh my! I see why you were compelled to take photographs! This is absolutely beautiful. All the textures. I swoon! Wonderful captures.
Isn’t it a wonderful sight? I don’t think I’d seen anything like this before.
Welcome here, Chandra Lynn. 🙂
Wow! There is so much of art there. Natural art. 🙂
I swear! 🙂