Bark, Wood, and Pith

2. The sticky part of phloem, which we may use to make something to eat with breakfast.
3. A sycamore has this type of bark, and it looks like it may fall or peel off.
6. The oldest living tree, at over 4,800 years old.
9. This is what separates the Xylem from the Phloem.
10. This is the outermost layer of bark. It's waterproof and protects the tree from animals and weather.
11. The cork of a tree is actually ____ tissue.
12. Hard inner layers of wood.
13. You can tell how old a tree is by counting its _____.
15. When a tree reaches ______ it bark takes on characteristics common to its kind.
17. ______ is a woody protective tissue that develops on woody plants.

1. _____ is what makes up the strong resilient inner section of the woody stem.
2. This is a fairly common bark and is found on Maples. It is similar to flaky and fissured.
4. The special compound that makes the tough tissue we think of as wood.
5. The American Elm has deeply ________ bark that looks like cracks/splits.
7. This type of tree has warty bark.
8. This type of tree has smooth bark.
9. Below the cork is the second layer, the _____.
14. outer rings of wood that still carry water.
16. Bark consists of _____ layers.