Our Jacaranda is now 78!
One of the most recognisable elements of Pymble Ladies’ College, the Jacaranda tree, was planted on 25 February 1947 by Principal Miss Knox in a special ceremony to commemorate the first visit of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, to the College which took place the year prior on 22 November 1946. The lawn where the tree was planted was named Gloucester Lawn after the Duchess of Gloucester.
Since then, our Jacaranda tree has grown to hold a special place in Pymble’s story. Not only offering shade and comfort to our community, but also as the namesake of ‘Jacaranda Day’, an annual service held at the College when the tree is in full bloom to give thanks and donate to various charities. The tree’s significance has also been etched into the Chapel in the form a stained-glass window gifted to the College on its 80th anniversary by a group of ex-students.