#223 most planted
Jacaranda acutifolia
Jacaranda · also Blue jacaranda, Black poui, Fern tree
Multi-trunk
7,551
trees mapped
0.07%
of all named trees
2
cities
9.0 in
median trunk (23 cm, 7,386 measured)
29 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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This subtropical tree, native to South America, is widely cultivated for its attractive violet-colored flowers. While celebrated for its ornamental value, it can become invasive in some climates. It is noted for its resistance to oak root fungus.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 7,5361.6%29 yr9.0 in
- 150.18%——
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Mature height
- 10–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–30 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.0 in, mean 11 in, 90th percentile 21 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Southern Andean Yungas
Other Jacaranda in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
