When you first see images of rainbow eucalyptus trees (Eucalyptus deglupta), they look just unreal.

The trees look like someone has decorated with a giant paintbrush, and they appear to be something from a Dr. Seuss book. But they do naturally grow and are native to tropical regions like the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

If you live in the southernmost parts of the U.S., there are a few places you can see them easily.

Rainbow eucalyptus is an evergreen tree that has spear-shaped, silvery-green leaves, and clusters of tiny white flowers. The most beautiful part of the tree is the trunk, which grows rainbow bark in shades of green, blue, orange, red, and purple. As it grows, the bark is continually peeling off in strips and reveals new colors and patterns. This looks really amazing.

San Diego, California, has become a famous destination to view the trees—where they’re visible at Balboa Park, along Sports Arena Boulevard, at the San Diego Zoo, and in parts of Mission Bay.

Due to heavy rains in the last few years, the trees have produced particularly gorgeous bark so far in 2020.

If you have a plan to go to Florida, you can click a selfie with a rainbow eucalyptus tree at the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens, Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg, the Naples Botanical Garden, and at Mounts Botanical Garden in Palm Beach County.

You can also head to Hawaii to see clusters of rainbow eucalyptus. There’s a popular forest of trees in Maui along the Hana Highway, and you can also spot them at Ke’anae Arboretum. On Kauai, you can walk along the Princeville walking path to see groups of the trees, or head to Oahu and stop at the Wahiawa Botanical Garden or Honolulu Zoo.

Pictures of these trees are stunning, a real rainbow eucalyptus can stop you in your tracks. So if you get the chance to travel to see them, don’t miss it.

 

 

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