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Foto of the Week from … Buenos Aires

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Whoever did the city planning in Buenos Aires was a genius.  In many neighborhoods (at least the nicer and wealthier ones), there are lots of tall, beautiful trees.  I was lucky to experience the Jacaranda trees blooming this Spring.

I had to share two photos this week because there are just too many Jacaranda trees for one photo.

Photo of jacaranda petals

Photo of jacarandas lining the street

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Comments

  1. We have Jacarandas here in Australia too. They grow as far south as Victoria where I live right up into Queensland up north. Originally I thought they were native to Australia simply because of the name and the fact that in parts of the country where I have traveled through they are very common. But in fact they are native to South America and according to Wikipedia at least they are found all over the world from South Africa to Australia to Bhutan and China. I wonder if they have an Eucalypts in Buenos Aires. They are a native tree to Australia and are found in California and in South Africa where they are on ring the outside of a stadium in Johanessburg I believe. To the west of Sydney lie the Blue Mountains. They get their name because the oil from the Eucalypts evaporates into the air causing the mountain range to appear blue. The Blue Mountains are a beautiful place to visit and they have backpacking facilities up there as well. More can be found on the Eucalypts here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus and the Blue Mountains here http://www.bluemts.com.au/ .

      • I agree. They’re quite beautiful especially in spring and summer. I must admit I’m not much of a botanist so I wouldn’t expect you to be able to spot a Eucalypt in BA especially considering you’ve probably never come across one before. If you come to Australia you’ll see them everywhere so you’ll get to see them eventually.

    • The name Eucalipto is very common in Argentina so I guess it’s full of that too. I didnt know that about the jacaranda, neither its name.

      I heard former president Peron brought a plant from Australia and it became very common in our land too. I cant find that info online though so I hope I can learn from a historian one day

      regards

      daniel

  3. Beautiful shots. In the flats of Beverly Hills (home of many rich and famous) there are some beautiful Jacaranda-lined streets.

  7. Oh, jacarandas! I just love them.
    In Queensland the jacarandas are in bloom in October and when I was at university, the first purple flowers were usually met with a comment like “oh shit, jacarandas” because they signaled the onset of the end of year exams.
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  12. Dear Steph, My Color, Purple, , It showed on my screen, hope it is not Blue. But that’s ok. Love the info. Sun shine today. but cold. Had a Great Rhoden Christmas Party. Sorry you were not here. Ate The Peanut Butter Fudge, ummmm. Also The Banana Cream Pie from you know who. Delic. The people from Australia that write on your blog. My son and I are watching Net Flix. The program from 2000, we are now on 2005 is “Mcleods Daughters. Are you all familiar with it.? We love it. Want to some day visit Australia. Beautiful Country and beautiful people. Pray for us to win the lottery. so we can have a long visit. Or the Publ. Cl. House Sweepstakes. Then the whole family can go. Yea, yea. keep up the great photogs. and the writing. You are special Steph. But hurry home. Grandma & Tim P.S. Goodday to you Aussies. Love ya. Peace.

    • In some parts of Buenos Aires, they have done such a nice job incorporating large, beautiful trees and green spaces. I think that is so important for a large, busy city.

  18. We have this tree in our place as well, it is available in plenty in the outskirts of the town… Siuli (Bengali); Harsinghar (Hindi)

    Looks beautiful in the pictures, the flowers are looking so good, spread on the ground like that…
    cheers,
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