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by airyfairy 20 Oct 2015 ( edited Oct 22'15 15:14 )
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Thought this might cheer some of you up as you go into your winter in the northern hemisphere. These are Jacaranda trees in Johannesburg. They are so beautiful

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by toshi 20 Oct 2015
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Wow!!
Beautiful!!
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by sandralane 20 Oct 2015
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Yes these are certainly stunning trees. the colour is magnificent when in full bloom. We have a lot in Australia, and one town in particular on the far north coast of Sydney N.S.W. is well noted for it's glorious trees. It is a nice time of the year with all the blossom trees and flowers here in Aus . Roses particularly just love this hot weather. Flowers cheer anyone up. Sandra.
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by crafter2243 20 Oct 2015
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Mother Nature is so amazing.These are beautiful.
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by marianb 20 Oct 2015
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So beautiful but sooo messy..
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by airyfairy 21 Oct 2015
Oh yes.
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by gerryvb 20 Oct 2015
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wow, amazing, so beautiful !!
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by deegee 20 Oct 2015
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Wow, that is just spectacular. Thanks for sharing.
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by airyfairy 21 Oct 2015
Pleasure
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by rmj8939 20 Oct 2015
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So pretty!
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by jeanfoz 20 Oct 2015
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So pretty, Jean xx
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by pennifold 20 Oct 2015
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Love them - my tree in the front of our house is flowering and there are little flowers all over our driveway - and they pop when your car drives over them. It makes for careful footing I'd hate for Mum or anyone elderly (thinking of Trev he he he) to slip on the slimy petals. In Grafton up north they have the Jacaranda Festival and it truly is an awesome sight. Not unlike the Cherry Blossom festival in Tokyo and Kyoto (and other cities as well) except our trees are purple and the cherry blossoms are mainly pink. Love Chris
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by airyfairy 21 Oct 2015
The flowers are extremely slippery on the ground, especially when wet from rain.
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by sdrise 20 Oct 2015
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Beautiful We are going into winter now.. Cold snow will not be far behind.
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by dragonflyer 20 Oct 2015
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Stunningly beautiful...
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Did you know that these trees where brought to South Africa from Austalia???
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by airyfairy 21 Oct 2015
Yvonne, I thought they were originally from South America
by yvonnevanwerkhoven 21 Oct 2015
Could be..but I know they are not native to SA
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by edithfarminer 20 Oct 2015
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Beautiful We have them in Spain, such a picture when out. Have one in my garden. Not yet flowered. Hope next year lol
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by noah 20 Oct 2015
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Oh my how lovely do they have a smell???I would love to see this i think i would sit under the tree and cry:):)hugs and thanks
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by airyfairy 21 Oct 2015
They have a certain smell of their own but no there is not a strong smell. They are very messy.
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by CymbleneJones 20 Oct 2015
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Wow! This is absolutely gorgeous! It makes me wonder how some people can look at all the beauty of nature & say there's no God!
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by pacmp 21 Oct 2015
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Love this purple! We have the pinks, but they pale in comparison! Thank You for sharing this photo. Just beautiful.
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by airyfairy 21 Oct 2015
Thank you for looking
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by sewist1 21 Oct 2015
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The Jackarandas are native to Brazil and South America.
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by airyfairy 21 Oct 2015
You are dead right. The government are not planting any more as they are water guzzlers.
by sewist1 21 Oct 2015
We have a Jacaranda Festival coming up shortly in Grafton NSW (missed my typo earlier). It is always hard to pick the correct date for the festival to coincide with when the trees are at their best. Some years they have been past their prime.
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by karenalice 21 Oct 2015
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Gorgeous! Our trees are brilliant yellow and red , now. Giving us a treat before they drop their leaves and Winter rears its head.
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by Patricia109 22 Oct 2015
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The Jacarandas are in full bloom right now in Sydney.
I love it because the Flame trees are also a brilliant red and the Silky Oaks have their feathery orange flowers all at the same time.
So when I see that jacaranda colour, I know to look for the other trees which aren't as showy.
With light rain and a bit of wind, it is 'snowing' purple across the road from me today.
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by awesome1 22 Oct 2015
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Reminds me of our redbud trees in the spring--tiny purple blossoms---sometimes they're like driving thru purple cloud on our nearby interstate hiway....BEAUTIFUL!
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by grossfamilie 22 Oct 2015
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How wonderful! How long do their flowers last approx.? Maybe a stupid
question, I know, because if you get rain and / or wind at the wrong time the flowers are going away suddenly? This happens with the precious
Magnolia trees often
Thanks for sharing - my previous guestdaughter from Pretoria recently also surprised me with a Jacaranda tree picture on Facebook
Maria
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by airyfairy 22 Oct 2015
I do not think that the flowers last long at all. Maybe 3/ 4 days. Not really sure
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by lbrow 22 Oct 2015
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Beautiful Sarah. I do love purple,any shade of/Lillian
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by elemausi 22 Oct 2015
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Would love to see this real, we had the first snow last week and the most flowers are gone now. The last days I was with DH and a couple of friends away in the mountains and we did see nothing only fog all the day.