May and June

Jacaranda Watch.

All 2,646 jacarandas on the City of Santa Barbara's tree list, on one map, plus the blocks with the most of them. Pick a purple street for a walk, a drive or a photo.

Bloom season: mid-May through June.

2,646 trees. Tap a dot for its address.

The purplest blocks

The 10 hundred-blocks with the most jacarandas on the city's list. Tap one to see it on the map.

Tree data: City of Santa Barbara tree inventory, by West Coast Arborists, and the Parks and Recreation, City of Santa Barbara (city map layer). Most of the inventory dates from 2014 to 2017, so some of these trees may be gone. It covers trees the city tracks inside city limits, so trees in Goleta, Montecito, Carpinteria and private yards aren't on it. Map by OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors. "Near me" asks for your location only when you tap it, and it stays in your browser.

Free, every Thursday

We'll tell you when they pop.

In May and June, the Thursday email says when the jacarandas are blooming and which streets are worth the detour.