Jacaranda Tree Seeds

Jacaranda mimosifolia is a sub-tropical tree native to south-central South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its attractive and long-lasting violet-colored flowers. It is also known as the jacaranda, blue jacaranda, black poui, Nupur or fern tree.
The tree grows to a height of up to 60 or so feet tall in it's native climate, but also makes a good tub plant when young for cooler climates. Its bark is thin and grey-brown, smooth when the tree is young but eventually becoming finely scaly. The twigs are slender and slightly zigzag; they are a light reddish-brown. The flowers are up to 2 inches long, and are grouped in 12 inch panicles. They appear in spring and early summer, and last for up to two months. They are followed by woody seed pods, about 2 inches in diameter, which contain numerous flat, winged seeds. The blue jacaranda is cultivated for the sake of its large compound leaves, as well as it's flowers.
The blue jacaranda has been cultivated in almost every part of the world where there is no risk of frost; established trees, however, tolerate brief spells of temperatures down to around 19 °F. In the US, in areas where winter temperatures can dip to 10 °F for several-hour periods, the mature tree survives with little or no visible damage. Even when young trees are damaged by a hard frost and suffer dieback, they will often rebound from the roots and grow in a shrub-like, multi-stemmed form.