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...with a natural range that extends into the northern hemisphere and is one of only four eucalypt species out of more than seven hundred that do not occur in Australia. It is characterized by multi-colored bark.
verax666
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Sensino
Tree version of Hippies :D
HippDeutschMan
Would make a dope ass Bonsai tho, with all that rainbow bark!
Bakerysnake
wonder what chemical process cayses the color
anabobcatz
Fuckin hell it's like a cartoon
HipCaneDad
Can be seen on Maui; on the drive to Hana
redpandascaredbyarock
Beautiful!
LordSlickRick
Anyone have one that doesn't have the colors messed with?
fishgirl86903
It look like we’re in Willy Wonka tree from
senefen
PNG and Australia were linked until the end of the ice age. Interesting if it's only in PNG not Aus, must have more suited climate/soil.
senefen
There's a lot of overlap between the ecology of Northern Queensland and PNG.
JustQuitSmoking
I'm baked and I want more
ThunderChief00
Imagine what Australia would look like if all eucalypts were colorful like this. Seen "What Dreams May Come?"
Istherenothingleft
Wdmc is a decent example of when the drugs kick in
Rinsie
The title and description are literally the first paragraph from wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_deglupta
IamMadeOfShamrocks
This is an early April fools prank and I’m not falling for it.
Lollipusspop
Ok, who mixed LSD into the water supply?
agermanguy
It's just the bark isn't it ?
Steepone
yes
SleepyKitten
If you're asking about the color, yes. The bark falling off naturally at different times causes the tree to look multi colored.
Istherenothingleft
Dope. Now If I could grow a forest of them in range of the northern lights whilst remaining in firefly territory, well...that'd be cool.
domotix
I tought some let his kid loose with a box of crayons.
SuprisedPikachuFace
Of all the eucalyptus species we have here in Aus I wish we had a rainbow one too :(
scarybeary
These are the trees that grow snozberries, right?
D4RK3CH0
Also found on Hawaii which is subtropical.
TerriblePokemon
And Los Angeles. All over the damn place
Rugby44
The ones in Hawaii are introduced by the way, you can find other introduced populations in California, Texas and Florida too.
ripvanwinkle
Yup. You'd think the colors are amped up in this pic but they're not. They're so cool they look fake.
servingmytimeinusersub
Also in Florida. Well, the Australia exhibit at the Miami zoo, anyway.
Sauroctonus
I thought Hawai'i was tropical.
aintnothinbutahounddog28
Hawaii has at least four different climate zones if you mean tropical climate, what longitude they are in is fixed lol
Rugby44
It is, at 19 degrees north it's definitely entirely within the tropics.
Kukiniloa
parts of it are, parts are subtropical.
sarge1a1101
I think I saw one on Kauai..
ibrokemyselflmao
They're on kauai. I've got a 20lb bag of honey from them, sitting on my shelf, from a beekeeper on the island. Makes great mead
DoctorBunsenHoneydewPhD
I saw a bunch when I went there!
227Recon
They're definitely on Oahu
enkrypt3d
these are also on hawaii and they taste like rainbow bubble gum
butts4hats
If I could I would grow one in my backyard
ThunderChief00
The branches fall off and break/kill whatever is underneath.
cuzitsthere
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/eucalyptus-deglupta check if it's in your growing zone.
evilcarp
The 55+ days over 115 in Phoenix last year killed 2 eucalyptus in my yard. I didn't think it was possible to kill them.
BL4UPUNKT
Incorrect, Australia has many eucalypts that are native to rainforest.
StylesRockman
Yeah, but is that where they usually are?
dragonpossum
Mountain ash ?
Rugby44
I think the original Wikipedia page the caption copies is referring to tropical rainforests only, not temperate ones like those in Tasmania.
FartmanMD
I’d urge them to take a trip to the Daintree then
swattyKnotts
We have tropical and subtropical rainforests in Australia. There are definitely eucalypts growing there.
kerms
Is this true color or is it over saturated like the majority of these "wow cool!" nature photos are?
Trustmeimadogtor
Looks modified to me. These trees are truly very colorful and awesome in real life, but not so neon. At least the ones I've seen in Hawaii
Deshalope
Look at the background leaves and grass - someone yanked the contrast and saturation way up. The actual trees are quite colorful though.
notwhatyouknow
I have one growing in USDA Zone 9
ColorMeAnxious
I bought 2 @ $300 each. Nurtured them like babies. Both died within a year. Super disappointed. They're so beautiful when they're mature.
BrazilianThunderPanda
Outside?
notwhatyouknow
Yes. It’s doing OK. Arrived as 1.5M twig, is now about 3M and starting to shed layers of bark. No color expected for another year or two
BCSNN
That would be one of the bordering zones like 10 or 8. This one is inside Zone 9.
Spaz125
How old is it?! How did it not die? Please tell me your cultivating secrets!
agermanguy
Zone 9? Who did you guys nominated for the hunger games ?
cuzitsthere
Growing zones just tell you expected temp ranges for outdoor growing of plants. I had to learn mine after buying a house and half my 1/2
cuzitsthere
Landscaping attempts died over the winter. Well, not half... Just my poor pineapple palm :(
upchuckcarnage
Reaaalllyyy?!?!! Omg landscaping goals. Where did you buy?
welcometothedarkside
9b sure. 9a no.
Spaz125
Ok so I’m in 9b and have a customer who has two and I’m terrified they’re going to die within a year. Are there secrets to success?
welcometothedarkside
Just well drained soil and a lot of water. Best if you plant it near a pond.
Spaz125
Thank you!
notwhatyouknow
No secrets; it’s increased in height by 2m/6ft in 2 years. There is a grove of 40m+ eucalyptus within 100-150m so good company or teachers?