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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Rainbow trees

Apparently in Hawaii, everything becomes a rainbow.  Down the road from our house Anika pointed out a few rainbow trees.  According to Wikipedia these are eucalyptus deglupta commonly known as the Rainbow Eucalyptus, the Mindanao Gum, or the Rainbow Gum. It is the only Eucalyptus species found naturally in the Northern Hemisphere. Its natural distribution spans New Britain, New Guinea, Ceram, Sulawesi and Mindanao.
The unique multi-hued bark is the most distinctive feature of the tree. Patches of outer bark are shed annually at different times, showing a bright green inner bark. This then darkens and matures to give blue, purple, orange and then maroon tones.

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