Stringy

·adj Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root.

II. Stringy ·adj Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous substance; ropy; viscid; gluely.

stringy-bark
I. n. 1) any one of various Gums, with a tough fibrous bark used for tying,for cordage, for roofs ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris