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Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) trees, native to Southeast Asia, look like something from a fairytale. Their beautiful trunks are a result of how their bark grows.
As the trees grow, they shed flakes of bark, revealing bright green, young bark underneath. Slowly, this fresh bark ages and fades though a variety of colours – blue, purple, pink, orange, and finally a dark maroon colour. This final dark coloured bark falls away, repeating the cycle.
Image source: https://pixels.com/featured/rainbow-eucalyptus-mitch-cat.html
@InvaderXan That is awesome!
@drifa
Totally! Sadly, I've never seen one in real life.
@InvaderXan
One of the 2 (maybe 3) not native to Australia. Needs a very very high annual rainfall. Like over 5000mm or something insane like that.
@andrewmurray86
Also the only one with a natural range extending into the northern hemisphere.
@InvaderXan this is amazing
@InvaderXan I can't believe this is real! It's beautiful!
@hamsterpower
I’ve been told this image may have its colour saturation a little boosted. But all the same, the tree is totally real, and does look like Van Gogh painted it. 