Question
My mother-in-law lives in the Clovis/Fresno area.  She is having a 75th birthday party and she really wants a Jacaranda Tree.  It looks like they may not do well in her area.  She cannot find them in the local nurseries up there.

Will this tree grow in Fresno?  If not, can you recommend a tree that might be similar?

Answer
Hello,

There have been reports of this tree growing in the Fresno area but for each individual case it would be an uncertain proposition,so I would not recommend it. The Fresno area may be too far north for the jacaranda tree. The jacaranda tree is most suited to coastal regions and would do well along the Central California Coast but would not fare as well inland.

Here is a list of other drought tolerant specimen trees:

dogwood

maple

cherry

fringetree

birch (gray or poplar)

Hope this helps. Good luck.


Mark Harshman


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