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The most colorful tree in the world: The Rainbow Eucalyptus tree

Mihai Andrei by Mihai Andrei
March 4, 2016
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At a first glance, this tree seems like it was a victim of graffiti vandalism. But if you’ll look closer, you’ll see that it hasn’t been spray painted – the tree is coloured like this naturally.

Photo via Flickr, Yahoo curated content.
Photo via Flickr, Yahoo curated content.

Eucalyptus deglupta is a tall tree, commonly known as the rainbow eucalyptus, Mindanao gum, or rainbow gum – it’s the only eucalyptus tree that grows in the Northern hemisphere.According to Wikipedia, the brightly coloured streaks that cover the trunk are a distinctive landscape design element.

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Andrei's background is in geophysics, and he's been fascinated by it ever since he was a child. Feeling that there is a gap between scientists and the general audience, he started ZME Science -- and the results are what you see today.

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