Rainbow Eucalyptus

Sometimes, i think 'nature' means 'wow, how can that actually exist?'. A friend who knows how i adore trees said i should check out Rainbow eucalyptus, which she had seen where she lived. Lucky girl, these trees must be even more amazing in real life. They're stunning in pictures


(source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/2thickskinned/2387837753/sizes/o/ )


(source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/janinerussell/2599401819/sizes/o/ )

What's apparently happening is that the sappy bits under the bark are bright green, but it loses it's bark irregularly, and the exposed green bits change color over time, so that bits are green, other orange, or purple, etc.