Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jacaranda tree in bloom against a blue sky - Simon Mcgill/Getty Images Also known as the fern tree because of its fern-like ...

The annual jacaranda bloom in L.A. has come to signify the start of summer. (Yasara Gunawardena / For The Times) It was Alexis Murphy’s tradition to photograph the jacaranda that guarded her childhood ...

The jacaranda tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia) is a tropical tree that produces clusters of fragrant purple blooms. Its branches are arched, forming a canopy shaped like an upturned umbrella. The ...

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 ...

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IT’S the flowering, towering tree that’s blooming all over town right now. Few know its name or how it came to settle alongside so many freeways and on city streets. With its showy orange-gold blooms ...

This year’s jacaranda bloom in L.A. was short a few trees following the January wildfires, but experts say many burned trees will recover. “Don’t seek perfection,” consulting arborists advised those ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The annual jacaranda bloom in L.A. has come to signify the start of summer. (Yasara Gunawardena / For The Times) It was Alexis ...