) is very easy to identify in the winter, it looks a lot like a 3-D topo map!
) trees are one of the easiest trees to identify in the winter. The upper branches are white since the brown bark sloughs off; Native Americans called the sycamore the "Ghost Tree". They are usually found growing near water, along river or creek banks.
The outer sapwood is distinctly different than the harder heartwood on this fallen pine.
