One guess at what one Web site calls the most colorful tree in the world. The Rainbow Eucalyptus (eucalyptus deglupta) is not native to Portland, Ore. While this tree certainly has an amazing rainbow bark, is there any discussion as to whether or not it indeed deserves the title ‘World’s most colorful tree?‘ Any alternate [...]
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By Greg Tudor This lightly fragrant bloom—pictured last week at the Friends of Trees lot—will very slowly become a delicious fruit, most familiar in East Asia. Offered for sale by Friends of Trees and its Neighborhood Trees program for yards and 6- to 8-foot parking strips, this Japanese cultivar introduced in 1972 requires a pollinator [...]
By Greg Tudor This lovely red-flowered native was introduced into cultivation by the famed botanist David Douglas, and is planted extensively by our Green Space Initiative staff at their restoration events. Need more Friends of Trees connections? This particular specimen occupies a rather prominent position in Executive Director Scott Fogarty’s front yard. –Tudor is the [...]
By Greg Tudor This picture, taken on March 6, shows a tree that is usually not associated with the Pacific Northwest (think Southern U.S.). They do pretty well up here, however, and Friends of Trees has several different varieties for sale. The white flowers on this one are lovely, but others of the same species [...]
