Thanks everyone.
Yes Kat the 1st is an HDR.
They do make a lot of mess too.
The back is really soft. You can push your finger right into it. It feels spongy.

Quote Originally Posted by casil403 View Post
Cool....we have arbutus on the west coast that do pretty much the same thing!
Ours shed brownish bark and underneath is this Beautiful green colour!
You'll have to show me this tree sometime Casil! Sounds very interesting.