Rainbow Eucalyptus

The rainbow eucalyptus is like an abstract painting that keeps on changing.

The rainbow eucalyptus is a very tall perennial tree native to some South East Asia islands, including some parts of Indonesia, Philippines and New Guinea, and it is the only eucalyptus tree native to the Northern Hemisphere.
The ‘rainbow eucalyptus’ is also known as ‘rainbow gum’, ‘Bagras eucalyptus’ and ‘Mindanao gum’, and its common name refers to its rainbow coloured trunk.
Rainbow eucalyptus trees have the scientific name Eucalyptus deglupta and are from the family Myrtaceae, the family of myrtles.
The bark of a rainbow eucalyptus will shed at different rates throughout the year, generally in strips that reveal a green trunk that changes colour the longer it is exposed, causing the tree trunk to become beautifully multicoloured, with colours of brown, green, maroon, blue, orange and purple.
Rainbow eucalyptus trees are often used for decoration or landscaping among recreational facilities and gardens.

Rainbow eucalyptus trees are commonly grown in plantations to be a source of pulpwood, which is used to make paper in some countries, and they are also used as a hardwood timber for furniture and other purposes.
Rainbow eucalyptus trees grow to be 30 to 75 metres (100 to 246 feet) in height.
Rainbow eucalyptus trees are not frost resistant, and they grow best in full sun, in warm tropical climates, and prefer moist soil conditions.
Rainbow eucalyptus flowers are small white coloured blossoms with numerous stamens, that are typical of eucalyptus species.
Rainbow eucalyptus trees are commonly grown in Hawaii, where they were introduced in 1929.

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