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The University of Sydney Jacaranda Tree

Sticking with the University of Sydney theme I’ve got going here, let’s take a quick look at this picture. It’s a Jacaranda Tree. What so special about that? It’s a genus of 49 species of plants which are native to tropical South America mostly the Mexico, Brazil that kind of ball park area.

 

They are typically said to bloom close to the end of October in Australia, it also is a signal for the students of The University of Sydney that they should start to buckle up and study their backsides off, because by the time this tree will completely blossom in November, the exams will be upon them! Hence it gets its name of “exam tree”.

 

There are around 10 jacaranda trees around the campus, presumably so that in case you don’t walk past the quad everyday you can still keep track of your bludging, study lacking drunken weekends using other trees. It’s also a fear instilling purple monsoon that will soon consume even the brightest of minds. But it should be noted that the one in the quad (the one in the picture) is the most important of them all.

 

Nine-Trees for Mortal Men doomed to die

One for the Dark Lord in the Quadrangle

In the Land of USYD Where students lie

One tree to rule them all, One Tree to find them

One Tree to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In the Land of USYD where students lie.

 

Leave your thoughts if you’ve had a similar experience or an indicator of what you use when your exams are creeping closer.

 

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