Jacaranda Trees Are Blooming…

Jacaranda Trees on Del Mar (Photo – Staff).

The purple blooming trees are on display…by nature gallery.

By Wafic Khalil

Take a stroll down Del Mar Boulevard in Downtown Pasadena, or on Paloma Street (east of Allen Avenue,) and enjoy the beautiful colors of Jacaranda trees welcoming Spring and reminding us of magnificent nature and its glory.

Thanks to the Los Angeles Arboretum for bringing these trees all the way from Brazil when they were on an expedition in search of flowering trees all over the world. Now the Jacaranda trees are a staple in many parts of Southern California.

Go ahead, venture outside for a walk and enjoy the scenery up close.

Jacaranda Trees are blooming (Photo – Staff).

Fun facts

• There are close to 3,500 Jacaranda trees in Pasadena, according to Pasadena Pubic Library. 1,654 are maintained by the city, according to the L.A. Times.
• There is 1 lonely (and rare) white Jacaranda that sits on the corner of Del Mar and South Lake Ave.
• There are 49 species of the Jacaranda tree, but the most popular one in our area is the Jacaranda mimosifolia, because it thrives in sunny weather with little rain.