Tree bark is one of the most versatile natural materials. It's used for all sorts of purposes, and has been for millennia. But some of its applications may surprise you. For example, did you know that canoes can be built from birch bark, or that quinine, the world's first anti-malarial drug, is derived from the bark of the chinchona tree? And where would we be without willow bark, from which aspirin originates?
So, are you barking up the right tree? Click through and be amazed by the incredible versality of tree bark.