Whenever Pretoria-based Karabo Makwetla steps out between September and January, he is met with an explosion of purple, courtesy of Jacaranda trees in full bloom. When Spring beckons, the thousands of Jacaranda trees that dot Pretorian avenues (Pretoria is nicknamed Jacaranda City) help the city turn over a new colour. Colourful blissPretoria’s purple canopy also draws thousands of visitors to South Africa. Neliswa Nkani, hub head of South African Tourism (for Middle East, India and South East Asia), reveals that there are around 70,000 Jacaranda trees in Pretoria that are in full bloom over an eight-week period. Bosman Street in Pretoria Central and Cilliers Street in Sunnyside are known to have some of the oldest Jacarandas in South Africa.

Source: The Hindu November 13, 2019 09:44 UTC