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Jacaranda (Jacaranda Mimosifolia)
A medium, deciduous tree with vivid green fernlike foliage. Features clusters of purple-mauve trumpet shaped blossoms, appearing in late spring followed by flat leathery seedpods. Not suitable for use under powerlines or in narrow nature strips.
Evergreen/deciduous: deciduous
Maintenance: low
Pest and disease: none known
Height: 12m x 7 m
Growth rate: slow
Canopy density: medium
Origin: Brazil
Drought tolerance: average
Water-logging tolerance: average
Wind tolerance: average
Frost tolerance: moderate
Pollution tolerance: moderate