I was about to respond in this thread about how personally attacked I felt - other cities are not allowed to brag about their abundant numbers of Jacaranda. But

I was about to respond in this thread about how personally attacked I felt - other cities are not allowed to brag about their abundant numbers of Jacaranda. But then I saw TFA says that Sydney /only/ has something like 1500 trees, which feels to me like not a lot. There are a _lot_ of Jacarandas in Pretoria. Especially the older parts of the city. The trees enjoy protection from the municipality, and you are not allowed to remove them. For past roadworks projects they literally removed these very large and old trees, and planted them elsewhere. Like your picture, the city is truly a sight to behold in November.