Jacarandah are lovely, but can be very messy. Figs more so, they drop prolific amounts of seed like dust. Both add a lot to the treescape but I'm struggling they deprecated so many fine native trees. Planting exotics does far less for wildlife.

But yes, Jacarandah and figs are lovely. They do both shed large limbs and get brittle. Not entirely safe in stormy weather.

(Australian experience. Native figs abound here, so I'm applying their foreigner status to California only)