The Jacaranda tree puts on a breathtaking floral display. Its vivid lilac-blue
clusters of trumpet shaped blossoms appear in the summer, later falling to the earth
carpeting the ground with a mass of color.
It is said that if you are walking underneath the Jacaranda tree
and one of the trumpet blossoms falls on your head you will be favored by fortune.
A LOVELY SPECIMEN TREE
Jacaranda mimosifolia is the most widely planted and admired tree
of the Jacaranda family, which consists of more than fifty species.
J. mimosifolia is a fast growing tree that thrives in fertile, well-drained sunny
positions, they don’t like heavy wet soils. Young plants require some protection from
frost in their first year, if the tops blacken off simply prune them and new shoots will
sprout. Jacarandas are a shallow rooted tree and are
excellent for use as ornamentals in
large to smaller sized gardens, growing 10m high by 10 m wide. J. mimosifolia
is recommended for street and park plantings and garden situations where
light summer shade is required. In Australia gardens from Melbourne
to Cairns the Jacaranda tree creates the perfect summer centerpiece. It
erupts in a blaze of brilliant color when most spring blossom trees are long
gone.
EXOTIC HERITAGE
The Jacaranda tree is striking when it’s lilac-blue floral show dominates
the landscape, December in Melbourne. Many people
believe this tree to be native to Australia but its origin is
Brazil and other parts of tropical and sub-tropical South America. |
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It is naturally found in the high and dry deserts of
Brazil thus in Melbourne after a dryer year floral displays are better. In
Rio the Brazilians pronounce Jacaranda as hakharanda J. mimosifolia puts on
a floral show twice a year the first blooms appearing as 20cm long floral
clusters when its branches are bare with the second flush in the summer once
the lush green leaves have emerged.
Jacarandas are fast growing trees with soft graceful fern-like foliage. The Jacaranda is a
deciduous tree forming a rounded crown, and they respond well to pruning but tall vertical
shoots may grow from these cuts detracting from their natural ornate shape. Jacarandas
will shed their leaves during the winter often turning rich yellow before falling, in
cooler areas.
CLIMATIC REQUIREMENTS
Jacarandas prefer a warm coastal climate that is frost-free
or where light frost occurs. J. mimosifolia will grow well in the suburbs of Melbourne
where the average rainfall exceeds about 650mm. Planted in pots and gardens Jacarandas
should be watered freely in the warmer months. Jacarandas are used world wide as a
decorative ornamental tree commonly used to line avenues. Their history and significance
has been extensively documented from the famous annual Grafton festival in Australia to
Pretoria, The Jacaranda City, (located 50 kms north of Johannesburg) noted for it’s
70,000 plus flowering Jacaranda trees. Jacarandas have richly figured timber that is
rarely cut, as it’s ornamental value is high, the interesting leathery seedpods
follow flowering.To order Jacaranda mimosifolia
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