Palm Trees part of LA, but for how long?

[savvysearch]

Check out the LA Times article.

http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-palms8jul08,1,4747451.story?coll=la-home-home


Is it the end of the palm tree? Personally, I think jacarandas should be our new tree mascot if we are forced to replace the palm. They don't require much water, but still bloom magnifently as if it did. There are jacaranda-lined streets on my street in Orange County which are so breathtaking during the spring, when the flowers start to fall like rain. They have this way of softening and romanticizing the area. Aside from the fact that as iconic as palms are, they really aren't suitable in making a sidewalk friendly to pedestrian. People like to be shaded from the sun.

I think it would amaze tourists to walk down a jacaranda-lined sidewalk and see these lilac-blue flowers falling all around. It's a Brazilian tree that, in the US, only grow in dry coastal areas. An American would only be able to experience it in southern california, I think.



http://www.tropicalnsw.com.au/aaa_site/album/town_pics/jackaranda1.jpg
http://www.joburg.org.za/november/jacarandas.jpg
http://www.laavenue.com/aroundtown1/bev.jpg

[lowrider]

Both the palms and the Jacarandas are impressive! Its amazing how much Minas Gerais Brazil looks like Southern California, the vegetation seems virtually the same.

[kaleb777]

I heard SoCA was like Australia, especially San Diego with all the eucalyptus trees.

Jacarandas are also a big part of Brisbane Australia. We have Jacaranda festivals and in summer the whole city looks purple.

LA should use something original. What about poincianas? They are sort of like Jacarandas but with red flowers.

[savvysearch]

I"ve only seen pictures of Australia, but I'm always struck by how socal and AU sometimes look exactly like each other. Even the houses in some areas of AU.

[Kölner]

Jacarandas sucks!
I prefer the palm trees

[Facial]

I prefer palm trees too.

[nemesi]

Jacarandas sucks!
I prefer the palm trees

I support this too.
They cannot disfigure the Los Angeles look by planting the Jacarandas.
They aren't good for L.A.
They could try to plant them in a couple of streets, period.

[Imperfect Ending]

Jacarandas smells bad and they stain everything

[nemesi]

Jacarandas smells bad and they stain everything

That's another perfect deterrent.

[greek_eagle]

LOS ANGELES IS NOT L.A. WITHOUT THE PALM. [PERIOD]



QUOTE=savvysearch]Check out the LA Times article.

http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-palms8jul08,1,4747451.story?coll=la-home-home


Is it the end of the palm tree? Personally, I think jacarandas should be our new tree mascot if we are forced to replace the palm. They don't require much water, but still bloom magnifently as if it did. There are jacaranda-lined streets on my street in Orange County which are so breathtaking during the spring, when the flowers start to fall like rain. They have this way of softening and romanticizing the area. Aside from the fact that as iconic as palms are, they really aren't suitable in making a sidewalk friendly to pedestrian. People like to be shaded from the sun.

I think it would amaze tourists to walk down a jacaranda-lined sidewalk and see these lilac-blue flowers falling all around. It's a Brazilian tree that, in the US, only grow in dry coastal areas. An American would only be able to experience it in southern california, I think.



http://www.tropicalnsw.com.au/aaa_site/album/town_pics/jackaranda1.jpg
http://www.joburg.org.za/november/jacarandas.jpg
http://www.laavenue.com/aroundtown1/bev.jpg[/QUOTE]

[Jules]

keep it Palms. Jacarandas are very nice too though.

[godblessbotox]

sad... i hope they dont go.

if they do there gona have to replace the palm tree cell towers!

[TooFar]

I"ve only seen pictures of Australia, but I'm always struck by how socal and AU sometimes look exactly like each other. Even the houses in some areas of AU.
They are very similar in both climate, lifestyle and architecture. A lot a Australian homes built in the early 1900's were called Californian Bungalows
Link (http://www.wdmadvertising.com.au/magill/now/bungalow.html)
There are now so many Eucalypts (Gum Trees) in Southern Cal that many parts look like Australia.

[Pudong]

No entiendo nada de inglés, alguien me puede decir lo que dice ese artículo por favor? Van a quitar las palmeras? Sinceramente me parece lo más característico y atractico de LA. Que alguien me explique por favor :(

[godblessbotox]

No entiendo nada de inglés, alguien me puede decir lo que dice ese artículo por favor? Van a quitar las palmeras? Sinceramente me parece lo más característico y atractico de LA. Que alguien me explique por favor :(


traducción inglés-español del google: ¿es el extremo del árbol de palma? Personalmente, pienso que los jacarandas deben ser nuestra mascota nueva del árbol si nos fuerzan substituir la palma. No requieren mucha agua, sino todavía florecen magnifently como si lo hiciera. Hay las calles jacaranda-alineadas en mi calle en condado anaranjado que son tan impresionantes durante el resorte, cuando las flores comienzan a caer como la lluvia. Tienen esta manera de ablandar y de romanticizing el área. Aparte del hecho que tan iconic como son las palmas, realmente no son convenientes en la fabricación de una acera amistosa al peatón. La gente tiene gusto de ser sombreada del sol. Pienso que sorprendería a turistas a camina abajo de una acera jacaranda-alineada y veo estas flores lila-azules el caer todo alrededor. Es un árbol brasileño ese, en los E.E.U.U., sólo crecer en áreas costeras secas. Un americano podría solamente experimentarlo en California meridional, yo piensa.

[solongfullerton]

have you guys ever lived on jacaranda lined streets and had to park under them? As pretty as they are the short time they are filled with flowers, it sure as hell doesnt make up for the mess they make when the flowers fall from the tree. They are extremely sticky to both cars and shoes, creating a mess on both the outside and inside of your car. And if your street doesn't have regular street sweeping, the flowers turn into a brownish mush all over the street. Then, the remainder of the year until the trees bloom again, the branches are absolutely bare.

[godblessbotox]

Washingtonia seeds suck as well. nice and sticky

[jacobboyer]

people go to la for the atmosphere which includes he palm trees. if people wanted to see flowers on trees they would go to the midwest and look at crabapples.

[klamedia]

Save the Palms!!!:fart: