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The Enchanting Blossom Explosion of Jacaranda Trees in Mexico City
Author : dnetesn
Score : 26 points
Date : 2024-03-22 23:00 UTC (2 days ago)
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| ggm wrote:
| Also Grafton! (New South Wales, Australia)
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| https://www.jacarandafestival.com/
| WheatMillington wrote:
| I saw beautiful Jacarandas when I visited Sydney too.
| diego_moita wrote:
| Also in the rest of Latin America. In Brazil jacaranda flowers
| tend to be red close to scarlet, mostly.
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| And there is also the wonderful blossom of ipe/handroanthus/poui,
| in yellows and purples.
| smduarte wrote:
| The red ones are not Jacarandas, but Royal Poinciana (aka
| Flamboyant). The species is Delonix regia, from Madagascar.
| diego_moita wrote:
| You're correct. I mistook them.
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| But they're still very beautiful, too.
| jondwillis wrote:
| I planted some Jacarandas from seed last year, and forgot about
| them in my chaos garden. I then had to move, and realized I had
| four of them growing very close to each other and another tree,
| so I (without much research) transplanted them and brought them
| with me.
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| Sadly, all but one lost all of their branches and leaves, but
| they are slowly starting to grow new ones. Jacarandas are all
| over Southern California, and I hope my little trees grow large
| and contribute to the beautiful spring bloom in a few years once
| they fully recover from the transplant shock!
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| I am also going to experiment with Bonsai'ing one or two of them,
| they look very cool.
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| Planting trees from seed is truly special, I highly recommend it
| to anyone who has a little bit of space and an abundance of seeds
| to pick from nearby!
| rconti wrote:
| my wife absolutely loves them and would like to have one here,
| but i think the roots can be pretty troublesome for use in a
| residential yard.
| jondwillis wrote:
| yes, they tend to out-compete and shade-out other plants.
| They're popular curbside in LA for that reason, though I
| worry about the topsoil quality and erosion without some
| cover plants.
| randomifcpfan wrote:
| You can see them throughout Southern California. They are
| strikingly beautiful when in bloom. Not mentioned in the article
| is that the blossoms exude a sticky nectar that makes an absolute
| mess of the area under the tree.
| mixmastamyk wrote:
| Yes and later the purple blossoms fall too and become a purple
| goo. They're pretty but probably belong in a park rather along
| streets with sidewalks.
| grecy wrote:
| We had a very large one leaning over our pool in Australia.
| Every year Dad threatened to cut it down, every year Mum said
| she would leave if he did.
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| Tree is still there today, beautiful as ever. [1]
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| [1] (it's not flowering in this photo, it's the monster green
| one visible through the pergola - and it looks bigger than I
| remember!) https://bucket-
| api.domain.com.au/v1/bucket/image/2013673631_...
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| Also TONS of Eucalyptus and Jacarandas throughout South Africa
| which reminded me strongly of home.
| leidenfrost wrote:
| Buenos Aires also has a lot of Jacarandas
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| https://www.lanacion.com.ar/resizer/v2/la-foto-de-los-jacara...
| coolhand2120 wrote:
| I love these trees in areas where I don't live. They're real nice
| until you park your car under one.
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