We are used to thinking of planting trees for their flower or foliage, but many have attractively coloured or peeling or patterned bark, or throw out particularly coloured new growth.

          Acer.....................................................capillipes     

          Acer..................................davidii 'George Forrest'     

          Acer.......................................................griseum      

          Acer.................................palmatum 'Sangu Kaku'     

          Acer.......................................................rufinerve    

          Betula.......................................................(most)    

          Castanea...................................................sativa     

          Eucalyptus................................................(most)    

          Fraxinus.........excelsior 'Aurea Pendula' 'Jaspidea'   

          Metasequoia.........................glyptostroboides (all)    

          Parrotia....................................................persica     

          Platanus........................................................(all)

          Prunus..........................................................rufa

          Prunus..................................................x scmittii

          Prunus......................................................serrula

          Salix............................x sepulcratis 'Chrysocoma'

          Salix.....................x erythroflexuosa 'Golden Curls'

          Sequoia............................................sempervirens

          Sophora..................................................japonica

          Sorbus..................................aucuparia 'Beissneri'

          Stuartia.....................................................(most)

          Taxodium..............................................distichum

          Tilia..................................cordata 'Winter Orange'

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