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Jacaranda Mimosifolia
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Posted by lac1361 z9a LA (My Page) on Wed, Aug 24, 05 at 9:53
| Anyone in south Louisiana growing this tree in the ground?
Steve |
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RE: Jacaranda Mimosifolia
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| I have one in the ground but it's near the house in a protected location. The top branches died back in last year's Christmas cold weather. The temperature only got down to 29 degrees, but it stayed below 32 degrees for almost 60 hours. The tree bloomed the year before when one day it got down to 26 degrees. Even though the temperatures last winter never got below 29 degrees, the length of the big one damaged some tropicals that I never had a problem with. I remember when I lived in New Orleans seeing jacarandas 30 feet tall in glorious bloom. I grew mine from seed. |
RE: Jacaranda Mimosifolia
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| Thanks for this thread, I have been wondering about growing jacarandas here, also. I heard that they are easily started from seed. J.L.Hudson seeds has a good deal on jacaranda seeds. They do get pretty large though. Could this tree be grown in a pot for awhile? |
RE: Jacaranda Mimosifolia
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| I have lots of seeds from Santiago, Chile. Have not planted any yet. |
RE: Jacaranda Mimosifolia
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| I have heard you can grow anything in a pot, as long as it's large enough. Not sure how true that is, but I've grown lots of things in pots, but not everything! One of the things I find here is that plants I've lost in the ground do well in pots sometimes, I think because of the superior drainage. I started growing some things in pots that were said to need colder winters than we get, reasoning that without the insulation of the soil they would get more winter chill. I also use fairly large pots--started with a half-barrel--so they would have more insulation against the summer heat. And I particularly like those big self-watering pots that make it so I don't have to water them every day! |
RE: Jacaranda Mimosifolia
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| No, can't grow jacaranda in a pot. The tree gets 40 feet tall and has a massive root system. It will sustain damage past freezing for 5 hours or more. I'll have tons of seeds very soon if anyone wants some. There are about 15 small ones in the parking lot at our neighborhood Winn Dixie, and the seeds are just getting ripe now. They are very easy to grow from seed. |
RE: Jacaranda Mimosifolia
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| I live in New Orleans and have never ever seen a Jacaranda tree or a royal poinciana tree.. I am growing both.. both are still very small.. Does anyone know where in the area i might see a one in bloom with my own eyes... Or see one not in bloom... Right now i have a bunch of tiny ones in pots and one thats about 4 inches tall i've been growing for nearly 2 years.. very slow in growing for me though they say it's a fast grower |
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