jacaranda Bignoniaceae Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don   symbol: JAMI
	Leaf: Alternate, bipinnately compound, 8 to 15 inches long, 13 to 25 pairs of major leaflets, each with a similar number of minor leaflets, green above and paler below. Flower: Beautiful, lavender blue, tubular, 1 inch long, appearing in dense 6 to 10 inch terminal clusters in spring; spectacular display in spring and early summer with often the entire tree and later the ground turning blue as the flowers fall off. Fruit: Round, flat, reddish brown, woody capsule, 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter containing numerous small winged seeds. Twig: Slender, slightly zigzag, light reddish brown. Bark: Thin, gray-brown, smooth for sometime but becoming finely scaly when old. Form: A small tree reaching up to 25 to 40 feet tall with a spreading, arching vase shaped crown. In urban use it is important to prune into one dominant trunk.
	USDA Plants Database Jacaranda mimosifolia is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which jacaranda has escaped (opens a new window).