Residents have been asked to put aside the age-old battle of which city has the most jacaranda trees and sign a petition to have the 136-year-old jacaranda trees planted in Sunnyside, Pretoria, given ...

There are at least 49 known varieties of jacaranda trees, but the one most likely to fill your Instagram feed is Jacaranda mimosifolia. It produces a vibrant show of purple flowers in late spring.

It is jacaranda season in Pretoria but here and there you might see a beautiful purple blooming tree that looks like the iconic Pretoria tree but at a closer look there appear to be a few differences.