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January 01, 2020

Rainbow eucalyptus trees along the Hana Highway, Maui

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Tree of many colours

It doesn't matter that the festive season has ended for another year - the rainbow eucalyptus tree doesn’t need decorations to help impress. Its bark displays a palette of bright colours by design. As older layers of bark peel away in strips, new layers packed with green chlorophyll are revealed. These exposed areas eventually transition to hues of blue, purple, and orange as tannins accumulate. The continual peeling allows the tree to shed mosses, lichen, fungi, or parasites along with the bark, while also exposing the chlorophyll underneath, which boosts the tree's ability to photosynthesise. The bark isn't the only unusual thing about this species. While most people associate eucalyptus with koalas and Australia, the rainbow eucalyptus is actually native to the Philippines and Indonesia. It thrives in tropical climates like Hawaii, where our homepage trees were photographed.

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