Jacaranda Tree

[macuu222]

Does anyone know if the blue Jacaranda that you see all over on the drive to Kona (the high road), can grow in Puna (HPP) and more importantly ....blossum and produce those beautiful purple blue flowers? It's a beautiful tree and we would love to have one growing in our yard but there must be a reason why they seem to be only in certain spots on the Kona side and nowhere else.

[leilaniguy]

I bought one for myself and one for a neighbor 2 years ago, they're alive, but struggling, scrawny, never bloomed yet. I don't think they like so much rain. We're at the top of Leilani, maybe nearer to the beach they would do better?

[mella l]

We have one here in No Cal. It is a heavy feeder to produce all those lovely blooms, followed by 12 inch black seed pods. It is a beautiful tree with fine leaves and beautiful hanging blooms, but the pods are not fun to clean up and there are a lot of them.

So perhaps some feeding will do the trick. Ours is deciduous and looses all leaves in winter. In fall it is the last tree to loose it's leaves and in spring it is the last to start new growth.

mella l

[HADave]

Perhaps like many others; First year they sleep, Second year they creep, and Third year they leap. Oh, and don't forget the magic words, Grow Grow Grow (~;

[Hotzcatz]

They grow fine along the Hamakua coast, although I think it is a little dryer here than Hilo and parts on the Volcano side of Hilo.

Where did you buy your tree at? I've been thinking maybe of doing an airlayer since I haven't seen any for sale.

A hui hou,
Cathy

[Hotzcatz]

They grow fine along the Hamakua coast, although I think it is a little dryer here than Hilo and parts on the Volcano side of Hilo.

Where did you buy your tree at? I've been thinking maybe of doing an airlayer since I haven't seen any for sale.

A hui hou,
Cathy

[leilaniguy]

Aloha Cathy, I bought them at Rosettes Nursery in Paradise park, at the time I think they were $6 each.

[Carolann R]

We have them here in Arizona! They are my favorite and I even stopped by the house of a lady who had the most gorgeous one I ever saw just to get the name of it and some seeds. As it turns out, never did use them since we decided to make the move...

They are beautiful beyond compare - but she also said what a pain cleanup is. This tree was old and very, very large. I just couldn't get over all those purplish blue blooms - you can see it from so far away!

Carrie

[Les C]

Why not consider planting native plants? Home Depot carries a few of them. Maintenance is easy, you replace the ones that were cleared off your lot when your place was built, or help to re-establish another species that used to grow in the area. It might help the native animal and insect species, too.

Beauty is in mind of the beholder and maybe you can adjust that mindset a bit to embrace the native plants.

Les

[Carolann R]

Les...is jacaranda not native? I just assumed from the previous posts it was...

Carrie