Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
A Jacaranda Tree in Harringay??? Really???
I've been looking at this beautiful tree through my office window for the past week or so and thinking that I don't remember having seen it before. But it's not a young tree.
So I went to the next street with my camera and took a few snaps.
I looked it up on the web when I got back and the only match I can find is jacaranda tree.
I didn't think they grew here, but RHS says "Jacaranda mimosifolia - widely grown in warmer regions and familiar to many from holidays to such parts - is available in the UK." So perhaps this is a Jacaranda.
And here's a typical Harringay scene (clears throat) - a spreading chestnut tree over the New River framed by a jacaranda tree.
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Permalink Reply by Danny Sheehan on
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I think this might be paulowina tomentosa
AKA foxglove tree or empress tree
Not 100% sure but I think this is a separate genus to jacaranda
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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I think you're right. Thanks, Danny. This didn't come up on any of my searches.
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Permalink Reply by Charlie Owen on
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Don't think so. The flowers look very different on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulownia_tomentosa
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That looks like a Wikipedia error. Most other web sites, like BBC's Gardener's World, suggest a match.
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Once the leaves come out they will leave no doubt.
huge, cordate and velvety. Unmistakable.
The seed pods stay on the tree all winter and rattle like maracas
I've grown a few of these from seeds picked up at Kew, great fun!!!
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Permalink Reply by Mysteriously Unnamed on
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Yes, you’re right, it’s definitely a foxglove tree
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Permalink Reply by JoeW on
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Not sure about the Jacaranda but that conker tree looks like it needs a bit of pruning?
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Really? I think it looks just perfect sweeping low over the river like that.
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Don’t think so. If you look at the top picture, you can see that the sweep over the pond is just one part of it. I think chestnuts are general are quite low and sweeping, aren’t they?
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