While I was out showing properties yesterday, I almost caused an accident when I braked suddenly to pull over and take a picture. I knew if I came home with all talk and no pictures, I'd be banished to the non-margarita room. What caused the excitement was the biggest bougainvillea I've ever seen: At one of our houses many years ago we had eight bougainvilleas that we shaped into trees but they were only about eight or nine feet high. That one must have been about 25 or 30 feet high and, as you can see, covered with flowers. Although they are beautiful and bloom year round, you have to be careful around them because rose and cactus thorns have nothing on bougainvillea thorns. Now I'm off to bed. See everyone around 2 or 3, or later. ♫♪♫♫♪♫ If you're looking for a great real estate agent in San Diego, well, I'm available 24/7, so feel free to contact me by phone or email. Jim Frimmer, Realtor
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Good Morning Jim,
Thanks for the post and photo of beautiful tree. Have a great day.
Jun 26, 2010 11:35 PM
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
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That's the biggest one I've ever seen too.................I'm sure you didn't get banished to the non-margarita room after showing that BIG ONE...........that's all I'm saying!
Jun 26, 2010 11:53 PM
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT
RE/MAX Property Specialists - Pocono Lake, PA
Poconos - RSPS - The Jeff Rickert Team
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID
How beautiful! We dont' have them in my area but I loved them when I lived in Southern California!!!
Jun 27, 2010 02:01 AM
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
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That is one gorgeous tree Jim! So glad you stopped and snapped it and weren't banished from the margarita room!! We are going to have to check this bougainvillea tree out to see if it will like Canadian winters, its just stunning!
Jun 27, 2010 03:43 AM
Oikos Realty, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach Florida - Cocoa Beach, FL
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Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
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Hi Jim! Now that's a giant gorgeous tree! Love the color and imagine having that blooming year-round in your yard--I wouldn't care about the thorns either!
Have a great Sunday...
Jun 27, 2010 06:41 AM
E3 Green HOMES - Boulder, CO
EcoBroker, MSEE, MBA
That is truly a gorgeous plant-tree...very beautiful. I have never seen one so large.
Jun 27, 2010 07:40 AM
Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT
The C Team
Jim, that is huge, my hay fever started bugging me just by me looking at it!
Jun 27, 2010 09:43 AM
Tennessee Recreational Properties - Jamestown, TN
Real Estate For Trail Riders
Hi, Jim. WOW!!! When I visited my father in Naples Florida once, I bought a little bougainvillea for about $2.49 and caried it home to Maine on the plane, as a souvenir. It grew and grew but only the side directly under a fluorescent light bulb flowered. I was SO disappointed when we moved to the Florida panhandle and I discovered that I was too far north to have bougainvillea outside.
Jun 27, 2010 10:32 AM
Fathom Realty - Cary, NC
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Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace - Las Vegas, NV
Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Real Estate
My parents used to cut their bouganvilleas down to the ground every winter, and they would always come back to six feet or higher the following summer. That 'tree' is amazing!
Jun 28, 2010 03:37 PM
North Sky Realty LLC - Battle Creek, MI
REALTOR®, CRS, GRI
Wow! Those bougainvilleas are huge, and quite the colorful display! I wonder if their yard gets covered with thorns?
Jun 29, 2010 04:58 AM
Live Better in Arizona - Scottsdale, AZ
Associate Broker, ABR, CLHMS, CRS - Scottsdale, AZ
We have a lot of bougainvillea here - but I have never seen a "tree" of that size! I love the vibrant color. Wow...
Jun 29, 2010 05:28 PM
HomeSmart Realty West - San Diego, CA
Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist
Hey, everyone!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
I've been very busy, but today I'm trying to follow up on these older posts like this one to see if anyone had any questions or if I really need to respond to anyone's comments.
I will read all the comments and respond to any that need a response, but since this post is rather old, rather than making comments here in my post to each and every one of you, I'll just let everyone know that I have read all the comments and if there are any questions, I'll answer those in comments below this one. Otherwise I'll simply post this comment and then head over to your blogs soon to visit and do some reading and commenting. I hope you'll have a nice welcome mat out for me!
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Jul 28, 2010 02:46 AM
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