A fine feature located at St Bede's college in the 'inner quad’ area (Hammer, J.R., 2025).

"The Inner Quad’s most iconic feature is its elm tree, believed to be the oldest tree on campus. While a photograph in the 1929 Bedean shows the planting of the first elm, it is thought to have failed, with the current elm planted in 1933. Today, it stands proudly – lush and leafy in summer, starkly bare in winter – at the heart of a space with its own unique character.
Today, the inner quad remains a space steeped in history, framed by the surrounding buildings that echo the college’s past. Its orderly design, with neatly defined paths and boundaries, offers a quiet contrast to the bustle of activity it hosts daily. Yet, it is the majestic elm tree that gives the quad its enduring charm, anchoring it as a space that connects past and present at St Bede’s College."

Reference
https://www.stbedes.school.nz/about/moments/