Re: Trees for Medit. area
- Subject: Re: Trees for Medit. area
- From: D* <d*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 10:50:13 -0800 (PST)
--- Linda Starr <mtnstar@ocsnet.net> wrote:
>
> The Jacaranda has blue flowers in spring and is
> quite striking - some consider it messy but it
> provides a good deal of shade with a broad canopy.
> We had one growing in our yard when I was a teenager
> in Camarillo and I still remember how beautiful it
> was in bloom. The Jacaranda can be frost sensitive
> in youth but once it is established it does fine.
This is the main tree I remember from my stay in
Mexico in June. In the City of Queretaro, there is a
plaza (near the banks) where they have an incredibly
massive Jacaranda. Probably 50 feet high and about as
broad. The Jacaranda there were still blooming so it
still had a good amount of flowers. Quite gorgeous.
I've seen them at San Jose Int. Airport lining the
sidewalk near their newest terminal.
I have a space in the backyard all planned out for
one. I just need the money to buy it!
