Queensland has a selection of unique native trees which have particular claims to distinctiveness as they have all coloured and shaped the character of Queensland's life and imagery.

Garden layout with flowering trees, 1960

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1 January 1960
7 November 2013
7 November 2013

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Garden layout with flowering trees, 1960. These typical garden designs by Harry Oakman, Gardening in Queensland, Brisbane, Jacaranda Press, 1960, feature large spaces suitable for growing jacarandas.

Jacaranda trees in New Farm Park, c1958.

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Jacarandas outside Parliament House, Brisbane, 1962

'Jacaranda' from Harry Oakman, Gardening in Queensland, Brisbane, Jacaranda Press, 1960

Jacaranda trees in flower, New Farm Park, 1958. Slide by Patrick Conaghan, Private Collection

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A reminder that Jacarandas grow as far south as Melbourne, although affected there by frost. Lyons Tea card, 1959. Private Collection

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Jacaranda trees in flower, New Farm Park, 1958

Copyright © Patrick Conaghan, Private Collection

Under the jacaranda, 1903

R. Godfrey Rivers (1859-1925), Under the jacaranda 1903, Oil on canvas, 143.4 x 107.2cm. Purchased 1903, Collection: Queensland Art Gallery

In spring the blooms of the Jacaranda tree infuse the landscape with a distinct shade of purple.

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