Jacaranda Trees are in full bloom in the San Diego area.  Every April, May and even June, these amazing, blue trees awaken all of us in the area where I live.  The encyclopedia describes the Jacaranda as native to tropical and subtropical regions of Mexico, Central America, South America, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Bahamas.  It has been planted wherever the temperature doesn’t drop below freezing, so along the southern fringes of the U.S.A. the trees are popular… and they are especially popular in the part of Southern California where freezing doesn’t happen.  Because the plants are drought tolerant, the trees can tolerate the long periods with almost no rainfall.  The trees thrive in the communities of the region where I live because landscaping in our area requires watering during the dry periods.