We believe the symbol of the blue tree now holds a whole new meaning for so many. Acting as a source of conversation that helps save lives, the blue trees are visual reminders to check in on loved ones and mates who might be struggling. There is hope. There is support.

What is now an international movement began one night in 2014 when friends Jayden Whyte and Tjarda Tiedeken snuck out and painted a tree blue on Jayden's family farm in Mukinbudin. The tree was painted out of love, mischief and friendship, and Jayden wondered how his dad would react when he saw it.

The Blue Trees is an environmental community art installation by Konstantin Dimopoulos in which trees have been temporarily transformed with an environmentally safe blue colorant to foster awareness and discussion of global deforestation while engaging the community in an art activity and dialog.

Blue is so infrequent in the plant kingdom because “[t]here is no true blue pigment in plants, so plants don't have a direct way of making a blue color. There are also blue-leafed plants in nature and many more in cultivation.