Pranks of nature: the most colorful tree in the world (10 photos + 1 video)

Category: Nature, PEGI 0+
26 May 2023

Most of the trees are concise and monotonous. Yes and no they need to stand out - you will be more whole. But there is one thing in the Philippines an interesting tree, almost a dude who didn’t like it dullness and standard.





Rainbow eucalyptus (lat. Eucalyptus deglupta) can reach 70 meters high. And the trunk of this unique breed resembles a palette crazy artist. What colors are not in this intricacies patterns: green, orange, red. Even purple.



The young tree is completely unremarkable. His bark salad, but as it grows, other shades appear in it, protruding age indicator. The outer bark remains green, while deeper inner layers vary from blue to burgundy colors, forming a kind of camouflage pattern.





That is, by the colors you can determine the age of the rainbow eucalyptus. If the tree is pale green, then it is literally a youngster. A when dozens of different tones and shades are mixed in the picture, then this an obvious patriarch who managed to “shed” several times.



At the same time, eucalyptus wood is quite ordinary, light, gradually darkening with age. and is actively used for paper, furniture and small shipbuilding industries.



Residents of different countries have long tried to "tame" the endemic, who did not want to take root in an unusual climate for himself. As a result, this managed to do the Chinese. After that, the breed began to be cultivated and in other countries, surprising people with positive unique colors, due to which many call the rainbow eucalyptus the eighth wonder of the world.









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