Jacaranda tree in bloom against a blue sky - Simon Mcgill/Getty Images Also known as the fern tree because of its fern-like foliage, the jacaranda tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia) is a deciduous species ...

Jacaranda trees are beautiful, at least until you have to clean up the mess. (File photo by Bruce Chambers, Orange County Register/SCNG) Each May, the tree blooming in front of my house reminds me of ...

In Los Angeles, no tree is more breathtaking than a jacaranda in full bloom. Its nickname of “blue haze tree” is well chosen. On a mature tree, an ethereal lavender-blue cloud engulfs its majestic ...