Jacaranda is a single trunk tree. What you have sounds like the original tree died and you've got a bunch of "suckers" coming up from its root system. Your best bet would be to select the tallest and thickest of the suckers and cut the rest of them off. However, you could choose three of the suckers and let it grow into a triple-trunked Jacaranda, which would be quite interesting in 15 or 20 years.

Thank you both for the quick replies! I am in Northeast Florida - about 20 miles South-West of Jacksonville / I-95. I bought 3 each of 10 different varieties. I got the first shipment already and planted my first row in an old vegetable garden graveyard that needs work. This area of the property gets about 9-10 hours of full sun and is quite hot! Here are some pictures: As you can see we are working with very sandy, almost barren soil. I added a light dusting of peat moss on top of the sand - this will wash down into the sand in about 2 weeks. No compost or manure was added as I was told too much nitrogen would be bad news. I placed a 12" strip of landscaping burlap in between the rows and placed leaves on top, but I think I would do better with pine bark mulch maybe? (From Left to Right) "Supreme Sultan" and "Well Endowed" (Left to Right again) "Best Bet" and "Rare Treat" (Lastly, Left to Right) "Dusky Challenger" and "Holy Night" I have another shipment coming, with another 3 each of the following: "Syncopation," "Schortman's Garnet Ruffles," "Romantic Evening," and "Firebreather." This should fill out a 2nd row. There is a certain seller on a certain auction site along the bay that is doing an end of season clearance on bearded iris - 3 for 5-7 dollars with extremely reasonable combined shipping. Sorry if this message was too long! I'm super thrilled and excited and can't wait to share how the iris do! :) Here is a link that might be useful: My PhotoBucket Album

Well, December isn't the best time to be planting in your plant zone. I'm not sure there are many plants that you could put in now that would be blooming in March--although roses come to mind. An ever-blooming rose that is very attractive is Louis Phillipe. Most roses that do well in Florida need to be grown on fortuniana rootstock, but Louis Phillipe does not. It is sometimes called the "Cracker Rose." It has small, fragrant red flowers. You might think of waiting till a week or two before the wedding and then buying a bunch of plants that are flowering at some of the larger stores. Maybe pay someone to plant them for you? Someone who knows what he or she is doing?

I will be just north of Orlando. Any special events for this flower/butterfly gardener? What's in bloom? Can go an hour or so away. All advice welcome! Thanks!