Whenever Pretoria-based Karabo Makwetla steps out between September and January, he is met with an explosion of purple, courtesy of Jacaranda trees in full bloom. A radio jockey for North West ...

The Jacaranda City’s namesake, however, may not be around much longer. South Africa’s Department of Agriculture has declared the spectacular trees, imports from South America, an invasive pest.

A man rides under the jacaranda trees in Pretoria, South Africa, Oct. 16, 2013. Purple flowers of Jacaranda blossom vigorously in Pretoria.

Cape Town - It is raining purple flowers in Pretoria as the city transforms into a glowing purple mass - Jacaranda trees in full bloom! These trees paint the streets, parks, and gardens throughout the ...

A fierce debate is raging in the South African city of Pretoria about whether its famous jacaranda trees should be removed. The trees, introduced from South America more than a century ago, have ...

In September each year, South Africa’s Gauteng province turns purple. The cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria are well covered with trees – and jacarandas (Jacaranda mimosifolia), with their ...

Residents of Pretoria and Johannesburg will soon know the fate of the much loved tree that lines many streets filling it with pink and lilac splendour in the spring and summer - the Jacaranda.

More than 100 years ago, Pretoria, South Africa, imported more than 70,000 of these trees from South America. Today, Pretoria is known as the Jacaranda City. This tree is semi-deciduous and is ...