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The most colorful tree in the world?
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 suggestions?
Friends of Trees sells several popular flowering tree species and also some with colorful bark, like the Persian Ironwood and the Japanese Stewartia.
Check out the entire list of approved trees by Friends of Trees and sign-up online for a special planting discount that will go towards the next Neighborhood Trees season.
–Toshio Suzuki
What’s Flowering Now? March 22
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 to bear fruit.
Of course, due to the difficulty of transporting the delicate fruit, it is not common in grocery stores.
Interested? Sign-up now for next season with Friends of Trees.
Submit your answers below or send in your own blooming photos and quiz.
–Tudor is the volunteer and outreach manager for Friends of Trees: 503-282-8846 ext. 12; [email protected]
What’s Flowering Now? March 13
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 volunteer and outreach manager for Friends of Trees: 503-282-8846 ext. 12; [email protected]
What’s Flowering Now? March 8
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 can be yellow, pink or purple.
Think you know?
–Tudor is the volunteer and outreach manager for Friends of Trees: 503-282-8846 ext. 12; [email protected]
What’s Flowering Now? March 5
Today is March 5, and outside in Portland there are thousands of flowering trees and shrubs like this one outside the Friends of Trees office.
Who knows what it is?
What other species are flowering right now in your neighborhood?
From shrubs to trees, send us your timely photos of what is blossoming now where you are.
–Toshio Suzuki