Rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) has been called one of the most colorful trees in the world, with cinnamon bark that peels away to reveal a spectrum of green, blue, orange, gray, red, and ...

At first glance, you might just think someone got a little carried away and painted those tree barks. Reasonable guess, but what if I told you that those colorful streaks formed naturally? And that ...

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Among the world’s most spectacular trees is rainbow eucalyptus (E. deglupta). This evergreen, surprisingly cold-hardy native of Indonesia and the Philippines doesn’t boast notable flowers. But it does ...

Bark from a rainbow eucalyptus, by Christopher Martin. Older bark layers in shades of pastel purple, rusty red, and burnt orange peel away to reveal younger layers in chartreuse and dark green hues.

Philippines' Luzon island boasts a surreal forest where rainbow eucalyptus trees shimmer with vibrant streaks of green, orange, purple, and blue. This unique species, native to the Northern Hemisphere ...