tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post9049056692373452164..comments2024-03-13T08:03:38.906-07:00Comments on Frugal Freedom: Slower Than ExpectedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-4964718689532568592012-02-19T19:49:24.084-07:002012-02-19T19:49:24.084-07:00I wasn't really considering Jacaranda. Growin...I wasn't really considering Jacaranda. Growing up in California we had a lot of them. I remember squishing the purple flowers on the sidewalk. I think Desert Willow is a better choice. Same flower shape but not as many of them.Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-1062687245196227682012-02-19T11:05:56.319-07:002012-02-19T11:05:56.319-07:00I wouldn't recommend the jacaranda! Pretty to...I wouldn't recommend the jacaranda! Pretty to look at when in bloom, but a mess to clean up after most of the year. At least mine are. The blooms are slippery to walk on and the dogs drag them into the house on their paws. The leaves are tiny little things, but there is a massive amount of them that fall each year. My dogs love the seed pods that fall, so I'm constantly taking them out of their mouths or hoping they don't get sick from the half-chewed pod I've found in the house. And I've had the trees drop sap on the cement patio in the back. I know the two I have aren't a daily chore, but they certainly seem like they are. I guess I prefer trees that require work for one season of the year, but not work for three seasons.<br /><br />Here's a link to a 2008 LA Times article about them:<br /><br />http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/12/local/me-jacaranda12Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com