Comments on: Joburg Jacaranda Watch: October 2020

By: 2summers

2summers — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:20:13 +0000

In reply to Pamela. I'm curious too!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:07:52 +0000

In reply to Sondra. Hi Sondra, I also live in California and our normally-beautiful Jacaranda tree is having the same problems as yours did last year with large patches of peeling bark and limited, slow blooming. Ours is also not leafing out all over. I am curious as to how your tree has done this year and hoping it recovered from these issues over the course of another season’s time. I’d be very grateful for a current report—thanks!

By: 2summers

2summers — Sat, 14 May 2022 05:04:05 +0000

In reply to Sondra. Hi Sondra, since writing this post I’ve noticed that jacaranda bark issue all over town. But it doesn’t really seem to affect the blooming of the trees. Maybe just a sign of age?

By: Sondra

Sondra — Sat, 14 May 2022 01:12:14 +0000

Hello from California. I have a massive jacaranda in my yard and the bark seems to be shedding on it as well. Like it inflated at some point, then deflated, and now all the bark is loose and cracked. Obviously it didn’t LITERALLY inflate – it just looks like it did. It is also blooming late. How did your trees turn out that year?

By: 2summers

2summers — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:53:41 +0000

In reply to Glynne Case. I agree. I think it’s just a bad jacaranda year.

By: Glynne Case

Glynne Case — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 07:28:08 +0000

I live at the German Seniors’ Residence in Richmond that is adjacent to Melville and I have been looking for the appearance of the purple blossoms on the two jacarandas on our property. One of these trees is outside my first floor window so I am level with the branches near the top of the tree. The only sign of the tree reacting to the change of season is that it is sprouting lots of fresh green leaves. To me it appears as though the trees are out of sync with producing so many leaves before the appearance of the flowers.

By: 2summers

2summers — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:47:43 +0000

In reply to Dieter Aab.

Yes this is so cool! It was making the rounds on Melville Facebook circles last week. It’s the second year Melville has made the list – well deserved 🙂

By: 2summers

2summers — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:46:33 +0000

In reply to Lesley Clark. Thanks so much Lesley! And that is good to know.

By: Dieter Aab

Dieter Aab — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:23:58 +0000

Hello Heather, this is off the topic of Jacarandas, but I thought you would like to read this, in case you have not seen it already.https://www.property24.com/articles/melville-voted-one-of-the-worlds-coolest-neighbourhoods-right-now/29870?fbclid=IwAR0FY6u-wFJjNpx7QfFiNBq17E80jpK77MZgPjhI3lOkFp1H8s4j6-MgGuE

By: Lesley Clark

Lesley Clark — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:59:14 +0000

I really enjoy reading your blog – it encourages me to get out and explore a bit more. I am blown away by your beautiful photos.
A few years ago the Jacaranda trees looked terrible. The barks peeling of. And; they have flowered for many years since 🙂

By: 2summers

2summers — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:49:57 +0000

In reply to Maarten. Hopefully!

By: Maarten

Maarten — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 07:07:33 +0000

In front of our house and B&B there are many trees but I think they are sick as the bark is not looking well and also some branches are cracking and falling off. We tried to get City of Joburg involved to come and maintain the the trees but we gave up after receiving many reference numbers and at least 10 times trying by @mail; making phone calls, going to the civic centre in town. Joburg doesn’t like it’s wonderful trees (so does Pretoria) and green in town. Hopefully we will have some really good rains again this and next month to challenge Ms. Jackaranda to start and bloom and make Melville purple again. So lovely……..