paperbark
noun
pa·per·bark
ˈpā-pər-ˌbärk 
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Dogwoods, paperbark maples and Japanese maples can form not only a design’s backbone but offer interest with fall leaf color, summer flowers and peeling bark.
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Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
And Australian rock burials of dingoes, which may have been kept as pets and guard dogs, sometimes feature the same paperbark wrappings used in human mortuary preparation.
—Richard Pallardy, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2021
For example, the city lists possible trees such as a ‘Fireburst’ paperbark maple, a kousa dogwood or a Japanese snowbell.
—oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2022
For example, the peeling bark of paperbark maples (Acer griseum) and river birch trees (Betula nigra) can only be seen on the trunk and the oldest branches.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2021
Persian ironwood and paperbark maple are two sleepers that are hard to find in the garden centers but worth the effort.
—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 19 Nov. 2020
Other than crabapples, Reisdorf also recommended the paperbark maple with its shaggy, exfoliating reddish bark, and the many varieties of Japanese maples in both upright and weeping forms for additional tree choices.
—Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2020
Banks also collected the Melaleuca quinquenervia and Melaleuca leucadendra, which are both members of the broad-leaved paperbark tree.
—Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2020
Then, puddle-jump between a handful of stylish-but-simple lodges peppered across vast acres of bayou, desert, gorges, paperbark forests, and some of the most stunningly secluded beaches in the country.
—Brandon Presser, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Jan. 2020
Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
And Australian rock burials of dingoes, which may have been kept as pets and guard dogs, sometimes feature the same paperbark wrappings used in human mortuary preparation.
—Richard Pallardy, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2021
For example, the city lists possible trees such as a ‘Fireburst’ paperbark maple, a kousa dogwood or a Japanese snowbell.
—oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2022
For example, the peeling bark of paperbark maples (Acer griseum) and river birch trees (Betula nigra) can only be seen on the trunk and the oldest branches.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2021
Persian ironwood and paperbark maple are two sleepers that are hard to find in the garden centers but worth the effort.
—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 19 Nov. 2020
Other than crabapples, Reisdorf also recommended the paperbark maple with its shaggy, exfoliating reddish bark, and the many varieties of Japanese maples in both upright and weeping forms for additional tree choices.
—Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2020
Banks also collected the Melaleuca quinquenervia and Melaleuca leucadendra, which are both members of the broad-leaved paperbark tree.
—Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2020
Then, puddle-jump between a handful of stylish-but-simple lodges peppered across vast acres of bayou, desert, gorges, paperbark forests, and some of the most stunningly secluded beaches in the country.
—Brandon Presser, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Jan. 2020
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paperbark
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pa·per·bark
ˈpā-pər-ˌbärk
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