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 ...

Rainbow eucalyptus is an evergreen tree that has spear-shape, silvery-green leaves, and clusters of tiny white flowers. The most stunning feature is the trunk, which grows rainbow bark in shades of ...

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.

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 ...

Newly exposed bark: Bright green to dark green, to blue, to purple, to pink-orange, to brown-maroon Exfoliation: Colors change in different zones of the trunk and in different stages simultaneously.

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 ...

The Rainbow Eucalyptus tree is a naturally colorful tree that comes from the Philippines. When its bark peels, a technicolor display begins to form. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Science ...

Photographer Cedric Pollet travels the world, barking up trees for a living. Like this peeling orange-red madrone found on the west coast of North America: In fact, if Pollet had to pick a favorite ...

This vibrant picture looks like a work of art created by a painter with an eye for colour. In fact, it shows the spectacular effect created when 'rainbow' eucalyptus trees shed their bark, revealing ...

So often we choose a tree because of its flowers, leaves, fall color or its fruit. Often, we forget about the bark. However, on many trees, the bark is the most interesting part of the tree. This can ...