peeling bark
Trunk skin sloughing
Peeling bark describes bark that separates and curls away from a tree trunk in strips or sheets.
Some trees shed bark naturally as they grow—birches, sycamores, and eucalyptus are known for their peeling bark.
The phrase also describes bark damaged by disease, insects, or environmental stress.
The peeling bark revealed smooth pale wood underneath.
- treeWoody perennial plant
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- shedding skinCasting off epidermis
- paperyThin and dry-textured
- birchPale deciduous hardwood
eucalyptus · flaking · strips · curling · trunk · paper birch · layers · outer layer · sycamore · peeling away · cambium · revealing · smooth · ragged · texture · crackling · dry · wood