Re: Trees for Medit. area

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I have been following the jacaranda thread with some amusement as they are so commonly planted here in the San Diego area that they are a bit too common for my taste.

That said, I am a bit surprised by David's concern about planting Jacaranda along the coast.   They are one of our most important and most successful  ornamental trees - both in neighborhoods right by the water and those several miles inland, in cool and breezy coastal neighborhoods and those hot, windy and dry.   In fact, there is a move about to make Jacaranda the official San Diego city tree.

We have absolutely no problem with their achieving magnificent blooms.  In fact, I wrote about a spectacular jacaranda just a mile or so from the water http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040718/news_mz1hs18szeke.html.

There is a street in  along the harbor in downtown San Diego where jacaranda is planted for at least half a mile as a street tree on both sides of the street.  When it blooms, it is a spectacular sight, especially if you can get into one of the nearby highrises and see the trees from above.

Nan

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