Clarence River Historical Society president Steve Tranter said many of the jacaranda trees Grafton is now famous for were planted by German seed merchant Henry Volkers in 1879. "There were already ...

Grafton’s first Jacaranda Festival was held on October 29, 1935. It all started in 1879 when Mr HA Volkers, a Grafton seed merchant, was contracted to plant trees for Grafton Council.

We think of jacarandas as a signature tree of various Australian cities. Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth all feature avenues of them. Grafton in New South Wales hosts an annual jacaranda ...

Dailymotion Grafton Jacaranda Festival celebrates its 90th anniversary Posted: 2 November 2024 | Last updated: 15 January 2025 Many Australians love this time of year when Jacaranda trees come out ...

Grafton is a 6.5-hours drive north of Sydney, and it's home to an abundance of jacaranda trees. With more than 2,000 of the lilac flowering trees calling this Northern Rivers town home ...

To mark this year’s season in Sydney, Brisbane and Grafton, where the 90th annual jacaranda festival celebrating its 2000 trees began on Friday, the Herald is launching the 2024 Purple Prize for ...

While many trees have yet to explode into full bloom, anxious jacaranda lovers need not worry, say plant experts. Most of the time, jacaranda trees flower between late April and mid-June ...

What would Los Angeles be like without the nearly 30,000 jacaranda trees on city streets? It depends on who you ask. "The tree stands for California at its worst: all flash, no substance ...

If Grafton was known for just a few things ... that come alive with seasonal Poinciana and Jacaranda trees each year. The Clarence River is just a couple of blocks away, and access to the new ...

We think of jacarandas as a signature tree of various Australian cities. Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth all feature avenues of them. Grafton in New South Wales hosts an annual jacaranda ...

What would Los Angeles be like without the nearly 30,000 jacaranda trees on city streets? It depends on who you ask. “The tree stands for California at its worst: all flash, no substance ...