Michael King, forestry program coordinator for the city of Pasadena, which has nearly 2,000 jacaranda, or Jacaranda mimosifolia, says the tree’s popularity likely spread throughout Southern ...

Over the next few years, many cities planted the trees in parkways. Glendale in 1972 declared the jacaranda its official tree. Developers used them to bring color to new housing tracts.

Individual Jacaranda trees have their own varying genetics and can respond to environmental stimuli differently. Still, overall, I think we are seeing a mass response to the wet conditions and ...

These maps show where you can find high concentrations of the love-it-or-hate-it tree. The best spots to see 58,000 jacaranda trees in L.A., O.C. Skip to main content ...