Happy purple tree season to all who celebrate.
We're not quite to purple tree lined streets yet. Just a few have started blooming. But they're already making a mess...
Those blooms are thick. And squishy. And they make a mess. This is why these trees get lots of hate from the locals.
But last year I read lots of "ooh, wow" online about these. And it's Saturday and J-day, so why not?
It is a striking color.
Are there any things local to you that tourists love but you hate? What sort of colors are popping up around you?
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Nothing in answer to the tourists - because I don't know. But the trees in front of our house drop leaves year-round. Like there is three months out of the year I don't need to sweep the street every two days (I do it about once a week) to keep the debris under control. But I love the cool they bring in Texas, I love the green, I love the squirrel and birds. Yes, it is a fight to have anything resembling a lawn or even a moss instead of dirt, but the trees are worth it.
ReplyDeleteTrees are valuable.
DeleteI actually love them and don’t mind the mess at all! I would rather see flowers carpeting the sidewalk than cigarette butts and firecracker debris!
ReplyDeleteI remember saying oooh, wow when I saw them on one of my visits to L.A. They are so pretty and purple-y. :-)
ReplyDeleteFrom a distance, they are. Once you've walked through those blooms, though. The goo on your shoes...
DeleteI think they're beautiful, because I don't have one near me and am not responsible for the clean up!
ReplyDeleteFrom a distance they're great.
DeleteThey’re so pretty!
ReplyDeleteLots of things starting to bloom around here. My Claritin bill is blooming, too.
Oh man, I got a scratch in my throat this morning... I'm not sure what's blooming, but my throat doesn't like it at all.
DeleteA neighbor had a giant cottonwoo tree in the side of their front yard. This was in a newer neighborhood in Utah, which being a desert doesn't have trees to start with, so this tree was enjoyed by all the rest of us trying to raise a few trees in our new plots of ground. Then the neighbor sold the house and moved. First thing the new owners did was chop down that cottonwood tree, because 'it ruined the lawn and blew its cotton tufts all over the property." What a shame.
ReplyDeleteStunning blooms! I think we must have the Jacaranda up here as well...? I'll have to keep an eye out!
ReplyDeleteI would not be shocked. This time of year, purple streets? You'll know.
DeleteWe don't have jacaranda trees where I live in New York State and, in fact, I've never seen one in bloom. We do have gingko trees, with leaves that turn a lovely yellow, in fall but the fruits of the female trees, if you step on them, smell awful plus they make a squishy mess. They sell only male trees but the male trees can actually change their sex and do. (I've blogged about that). I love seeing the blooms of the jacaranda, and I don't have to worry about cleaning up after them. Win!
ReplyDeleteThey're better in pictures.
DeleteGot the same effect in my yard. But, with cherry blossoms.
ReplyDeleteI've only seen them in pictures, but they do look pretty. Messy, yes. But, I'd have one if I lived there!
ReplyDeleteI've never had one. The pic in this post is on the opposite side of the condo complex from me.
DeleteBeautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteI love Jacarandas, but we are not allowed to plant any more because it is an invader plant over here. But there are still many lining our streets. Come October it will be purple across the city, hence the nickname of the Jacaranda city. 💜
ReplyDeleteI think I read they're not native here either, but we're not far from where they are native. Something like that.
DeleteMess and squishiness apart, jacarandas are so lovely to see!
ReplyDeleteSure, they're fun to look at.
DeletePurple tree season really is a double-edged sword! While the streets look like something out of a dream, anyone who has to park a car under them knows the "squishy" reality of those fallen blooms. It’s funny how a tree can be a stunning postcard for a tourist and a sticky nightmare for a local with a driveway to sweep. Right now, the colors around here are shifting toward those bright, hopeful greens and the first pops of floral life. It’s that perfect time of year where everything feels like it's waking up, even if it means a bit of a mess on the sidewalk.
ReplyDeleteYup, that's the problem. But, it won't last for too long, luckily.
DeleteThey really are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE all that squishyness. It looks like a dream come true. Growing up in a touristy place, we had a lot of things we disliked about tourist season - too many to list here. One thing people always ask me is what mile marker did I live at on the lake. And when I hear that question, I know immediately they're a tourist, because the people on the lake were too busy to get out in boats during tourist season. We never talked about mile markers! So I get it about the trees, but man are they pretty.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Southwest Ohio gets a lot of tourism. lol Unless, of course, folks are visiting family or come to tour one of our area museums.
ReplyDeleteI have been to Ohio a couple times now, and... Okay, so I was visiting family and I wasn't looking to do anything but visit, really.
DeleteThe tree very much looks like Jacaranda, which are common here.
ReplyDeleteWe are in daffodil season here. They are lovely but the blossoms are short lived.
ReplyDeleteI genuinely thought that Jacarandas were native to Australia until, oh, about 3 minutes ago. We love them, but they make the roads super slippery
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