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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,584 posts)
5. Thank you for your wonderful comments, my dear George!
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 07:46 PM
Jul 2021

I love the tree's colors too, and I'm so lucky to have this right outside my study, where I can see it all day!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,584 posts)
6. I hear you about the colors, my dear Biophilic!
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 07:48 PM
Jul 2021

Blue and green are my all-time favorite colors and this tree is right outside my study!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,584 posts)
9. Those are the leaves of the Jacaranda, and I don't think they're evergreen.
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 08:44 PM
Jul 2021

Not officially, anyway. This is a close-up view, and you can see why I love my tree!

Thanks for the lovely comments, my dear Diamond_Dog!

CCExile

(468 posts)
10. Beautiful! My jacaranda turned old enough to bloom two years ago, but
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 10:11 PM
Jul 2021

this year's freak freeze here in Corpus Christi has knocked it back to sprouts from the mostly dead trunk. Ah well, what's another 5 years or so!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,584 posts)
11. What a shame that your tree froze!
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 10:16 PM
Jul 2021

I am pleased to hear that it's coming back. It will take some time, as you say.

Hopefully there won't be any more of that abnormally cold weather in Texas!

Glad you like my photo.

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