Jacaranda trees bloom each spring in Gauteng, usually from early October to early November, forming a colourful canopy above the streets.
The Angel Moroni statue, situated 32 metres above the ground, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Johannesburg, is seen through flowering jacaranda blossoms, 23 October 2024. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Although exotic, flowering Jacaranda trees have become a pleasant feature that South Africans look forward to each year, with guides even offering dedicated tours of the most picturesque streets. Photographer Michel Bega has captured some unique views incorporating the purple blossoms. Flowering jacaranda trees are seen against the backdrop of the Joburg skyline, 28 October 2024, from Caledonia Hill in the east of Johannesburg.A motorcyclist travels along a jacaranda-lined street in Pretoria, 15 October 2024. Pretoria is known as the Jacaranda City, for the purple blossomed trees that line its streets, however the plants were imported from South America and are classified as an alien invasive-problem.
Flowering jacaranda trees are seen near the Austin Roberts Memorial Bird Sanctuary in Brooklyn, Pretoria, 15 October 2024.Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
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