Chongqing Bei Railway Station And Purple Jacaranda Tree Blooming In Sping Sunny Day Editorial Photo

Beautiful purple flowers are blooming under blue sky in May, Chongqing, China. The jacaranda tree Jacaranda mimosifolia is a beautiful tropical tree that produces clusters of fragrant purple panicle-shaped blooms. Jacaranda branches are arched, forming a canopy shaped like an upturned umbrella. The jacaranda tree makes an excellent shade or street tree with its fern-like leaves that can grow up to 20 inches in length. It is a fast-growing tree in a tropical environment, gaining about ten feet a year in its first years of life. Its growth rate varies depending on where it`s grown, slowing down to a moderate growth rate outside its ideal tropical environment.If a jacaranda flower drops on your head then it means good fortune. The tree represents wisdom, rebirth, wealth and good luck. The name jacaranda comes from a South American language Guarani and it means `fragrant`.