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Other Names:  Brazilian Rosewood, Green Ebony

Description:

Jacaranda produces stunning blue-purple, trumpet-shaped flowers from spring into summer making it an impressive specimen tree. We are at the northern edge of its hardiness zone. It should be pruned when young to establish a good structure.

Ornamental Features

Jacaranda is covered in stunning clusters of purple trumpet-shaped flowers along the branches from mid spring to mid summer. It has attractive green deciduous foliage. The ferny compound leaves are highly ornamental but do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Landscape Attributes

Jacaranda is a dense deciduous tree with a ground-hugging habit of growth. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.

This tree will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Jacaranda is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Shade

Planting & Growing

Jacaranda will grow to be about 30 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 40 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 5 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for sandy, alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This species is not originally from North America.

 

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