Friday, November 05, 2021

5322 - Jacaranda tree edition


This is a special trees edition...

From the post I found...

"It's that magical time of the year when the city of Johannesburg and Pretoria turn into a purple wonderland! It's Jacaranda season.
They are an integral part of our summers and with the blossoms in season between October and November, now is the perfect time to head out to observe them."









I wanted you to see the pictures I found before I sent you HERE.


17 comments:

Marlon Brando (as Walt Kurtz in APOCALYPSE NOW, circa 1978) said...

"It looked like heaven had fallen to earth in the form of Gardenia's".

Nel-daughter Girl-dela said...

Its said that the name "JACARANDA" is the true African origin of the song: "# JACK BE NIMBLE, JACK BE QUICK, JACK DUCK UNDER LIMBO STICK #".

Elephant's Child said...

They are glorious trees - but goodness those fallen blossoms make the ground slippery...

Mike said...

LJ - Jacaranda is Portuguese for rosewood.

Sue - I read up a little more on these trees and they are considered invasive in most countries.
I wouldn't want to ride a motorcycle through the fallen blossoms.

Country Cottage said...

Such a beautiful colour!

Bilbo said...

They are truly gorgeous, but I agree with everyone who dreaded the effect of the fallen blossoms on walking or driving.

Kathy G said...

My son had one of these in the strip between the sidewalk and street when he lived in the Bay Area. Beautiful, but messy.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

So gorgeous and unique!

Mike said...

CC - I'm a purple kind of guy.

Bill - They are definitely not an old person's tree.

Kathy - I don't think I've ever seen one around here. There probably is in someone's backyard.

Deb - If they weren't so invasive they would make a nice addition to the color in the northeast.

allenwoodhaven said...

Wow! That's amazing.. I never realized that happened there. How wonderful for them!

Mike said...

Allen - Awesome isn't it?

jenny_o said...

Stunning - especially en masse. I hadn't thought about the effect of the fallen blossoms. It's a shame there's that downside.

Mike said...

Jenny - Just concentrate on the stunning part.

Ole Phat Stu said...

Beautiful!

Mike said...

Stu - Yes they are. Too bad they're considered invasive. I'd like to plant a couple of them.

Victor said...

Charming.
I wish I could go there and see them live!

Mike said...

Victor - Agreed.