Rainbow Eucalyptus Conditions and locations of growth

Rainbow eucalyptus - a plant that will not leaveindifferent a single person, at least once in his life saw him. The tree is striking not only for its size, but also for the unusual coloring of the trunk, thanks to which the plant has received such a memorable name. People who first saw eucalyptus, involuntarily call it a miracle tree.

Description

The trunk of the plant reaches a height of 75 meters.Its diameter may be more than 230 centimeters. The bark of a young tree has a bright green color. With increasing age, rainbow eucalyptus changes the color of epithelial tissues. They can acquire shades of burgundy and red, blue and purple, yellow and green. The older the tree, the richer the colors.

Another feature of eucalyptus is thatpatches of bark exfoliate narrow long strips. They twist or just hang down. A similar process of bark renewal can be observed in coniferous trees of the middle band. But due to the lack of bright colors of scales and rather modest sizes, it is not very noticeable. The presence of rainbow-colored eucalyptus bark gives the plant a fantastic look. Eucalyptus leaves are renewed throughout the year, so they always look fresh and attractive.
Thanks to the listed features the plantused as a decorative view in the tropical and subtropical zones of the Earth. Iridescent eucalyptus trees do not produce essential oils, so when growing them you can not worry about the fact that the plant can cause allergic reactions in people suffering from this or that ailment.

Spread

There are not many places on earth where a tree growsrainbow eucalyptus. First of all, it is the tropical forests of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippine archipelago. It is here that the plant is able to grow in natural conditions.
In the state of South Florida in the USA the plant wasartificially introduced in 1929, where it successfully settled down. This led to the idea to try to grow rainbow eucalyptus in other regions of the planet. Today, the plant can be found in Africa, Brazil, China, Cuba.

Единственный вид эвкалиптов, который получил spread in the northern hemisphere, but this does not mean that the plant is low in demand for the conditions for its growth and development. If in the wild nature a tree grows to a height of about 70 meters, in the areas of its artificial cultivation it can reach a little over 30 meters.

Growth conditions

The abundance of moisture and hot climate - the most necessaryconditions under which rainbow eucalyptus feels most comfortable. It is the high temperatures and sufficient humidity that allow the tree to reach such impressive sizes.
Favorable fact for the cultivation of plantationstree is that the plant is little susceptible to diseases and pests. The only serious enemy of the tree can be called termites. To protect against them, it is necessary to use special chemical treatments for planting.

Wood use

The extraordinary decorativeness of the tree is not the mainthe reason that made people cultivate it in plantations located all over the world. It turns out that eucalyptus wood is an excellent raw material for the production of high-quality paper, furniture, and the construction of small vessels.

It is alarming that for this purpose every yearnot only artificial eucalyptus plantations are cut down, but also its natural thickets. Today, the situation associated with the cutting of plantings of rainbow eucalyptus, taken under the control of environmentalists. Growing new eucalyptus forests is also planned.