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Jacaranda mimosifolia
30 November 2011
Botanical Name: Jacaranda mimosifolia
Common Name: Jacaranda
This entry is about the beautiful bluish / purple flowering Jacaranda. At the moment in Australia they are currently flowering and looking great. They are a medium to large tree of 15m tall with a simlar spread. They flower during spring and early summer and flower for about 2 months. Jacarandas are domed shape. I have always disliked the shape of the tree untill they are a fairly mature tree and have reached 8 to 10m. They just seem to grow where they feel and send out branches all over the place without any real shape. New branches have a smoothish bark which roughens up with age.
Uses: They are very nice used as avenues along streets but the flowers can be a slip hazard when wet on foot paths. Great shade tree. In the past they were sometimes planted with Grevillea robusta Silky Oak which flowered at the same time but provided a contrasting orange flower.
Our neighbour use to prune both of his large 15m Jacaranda's by chopping the branches off half way to three quarters up the tree. Where the tree was pruned it would send up vertical shoots creating a different but more symetrical tree form. He would do this every 5 to 10 years. The pruning is much like what is done to Crepe Myrtles or many european trees in Urban environments. (Should check with council beforehand for regulations and any approvals needed etc.
Pros: Impressive flower display and shade tree
Cons: They are messy, they always seem to be dropping something, leaves, flowers or seed pods. The flowers can cause slip hazards on pavements when mixed with a bit of rain. They are best planted over garden or grassed areas to minimise cleaning issues.
Form
The Flowers on a pavement on a rainy day and over grass.
Some additional information.
http://en.wikipedia....nda_mimosifolia
http://en.wikipedia....evillea_robusta
Common Name: Jacaranda
This entry is about the beautiful bluish / purple flowering Jacaranda. At the moment in Australia they are currently flowering and looking great. They are a medium to large tree of 15m tall with a simlar spread. They flower during spring and early summer and flower for about 2 months. Jacarandas are domed shape. I have always disliked the shape of the tree untill they are a fairly mature tree and have reached 8 to 10m. They just seem to grow where they feel and send out branches all over the place without any real shape. New branches have a smoothish bark which roughens up with age.
Uses: They are very nice used as avenues along streets but the flowers can be a slip hazard when wet on foot paths. Great shade tree. In the past they were sometimes planted with Grevillea robusta Silky Oak which flowered at the same time but provided a contrasting orange flower.
Our neighbour use to prune both of his large 15m Jacaranda's by chopping the branches off half way to three quarters up the tree. Where the tree was pruned it would send up vertical shoots creating a different but more symetrical tree form. He would do this every 5 to 10 years. The pruning is much like what is done to Crepe Myrtles or many european trees in Urban environments. (Should check with council beforehand for regulations and any approvals needed etc.
Pros: Impressive flower display and shade tree
Cons: They are messy, they always seem to be dropping something, leaves, flowers or seed pods. The flowers can cause slip hazards on pavements when mixed with a bit of rain. They are best planted over garden or grassed areas to minimise cleaning issues.
Form
The Flowers on a pavement on a rainy day and over grass.
Some additional information.
http://en.wikipedia....nda_mimosifolia
http://en.wikipedia....evillea_robusta
