Your kiddos play beneath their shade all summer long, and you have aspiring dreams of building a fortress among the leaves. No doubt about it, trees are pretty awesome. Living beings that produce over half of the fresh air we breathe, there’s reason to celebrate their lofty reach. In honor of Arbor Day, we’ve complied a gallery of the coolest trees in the world. Read about an ancient bristlecone pine tree in California, a Guinness World Record cashew tree in Brazil and more breathtaking beauties below.

Rainbow Eucalyptus – Maui, Hi, United States

From Hawaii to the Philippines, these ornamental trees have colorful bark of varying hues. The bark starts out green and sheds at different times, leaving behind patterns of maroon, blue, purple and orange. The pulpwood is used to make plain white paper, but we're sure the backstory is enough to inspire our baby artists! Check out more of the cool patterns over here.

 

photo: lhhs via flickr

Which tree is your favorite? Let us know in the Comments below! 

— Christal Yuen

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