Friends of Sherwood Arboretum

26/03/2026

Celebrating our legendary gum trees!

There’s no better way to celebrate a 101-year birthday for Sherwood Arboretum than with a special planting day for Australia’s most famous tree species.

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner joined an enthusiastic group of young ‘green thumbs’ this week for National Eucalypt Day at the Arboretum.

Students from Sherwood, Graceville and Oxley State Schools and St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School pitched in to help the Lord Mayor plant a ‘near endangered’ Plunkett Mallee tree and also add several hundred ground cover plants to the Arboretum’s home to gum trees, the Eucalypt Ridge.

With trees such as the Tallowwood, Moreton Bay Ash, Spotted Gum and Grey Iron Bark, the Eucalypt Ridge showcases this remarkable tree species which make up nearly three-quarters of Australia’s native forests.

Just 12 months ago this month, Sherwood Arboretum, Brisbane’s unique home to more than 1000 Australian native trees, marked its centenary with a civic event and community picnic hosted by Brisbane City Council.

The addition of new ground cover plants is the latest stage of a project by Brisbane Botanic Gardens to improve both the growing conditions for the existing eucalypt trees and also provide food and shelter for the Arboretum’s wonderful wildlife


Friends of Sherwood Arboretum
25 March 2026

17/01/2026

Hi everyone,

A reminder that bushcare is on tomorrow morning, Sunday 18th, at Sherwood Arboretum, starting at 8 am.

Hope to see you there! 🌱

01/01/2026

21/12/2025

We wish you a most enjoyable and happy Christmas with your families and your friends.
Thank you so much for your support for Sherwood Arboretum which proudly celebrated 100 years in March 2025.

With our strong focus on helping build a bright future for the Arboretum, we warmly welcomed an enthusiastic young audience last August to celebrate the centenary of the first community engagement with the brand-new Sherwood Arboretum 100 years ago.

As many of you may know, 100 Sherwood students each planted a tree to mark the start of community support for the Arboretum on 21 August 1925, just five months after the official opening in March 1925. This happy moment inspired our Christmas message.

Our thoughts and prayers are also with the many grieving families in Sydney who will face a most challenging Christmas this year.

27/11/2025

Meet some of the volunteers who are helping make Sherwood Arboretum such a welcoming place to enjoy!

They include the Volunteer Guides of Brisbane Botanic Gardens, our passionate bushcare coordinators, Carole and Liz, and several members of our executive, who attended our thank you morning tea last weekend, despite the early morning rain.

One of Australia’s most experienced arborists, Keith Foster, an Honorary Life Member of FOSA (second on the right), joined the volunteer guides (from left) Peta, Brian, Meg and Graham, for a first-hand look at the Arboretum following those destructive storms last month.

The volunteer guides will hold their final free guided tree walk for 2025 this Saturday 29 November starting at 9.30 am from the Arboretum’s main car park entry at 87 Jolimont Street.

The walks provide a fascinating introduction to the Arboretum’s wonderful collection of Australian native trees.

Please reserve your place for this free tree walk by phoning Council’s Call Centre on 3403 8888 or by making an online booking with Eventbrite as soon as possible.

22/11/2025

Good morning!

With the good news that the rain has stopped and we can also see a band of blue sky in the West, we will be going ahead with our festive morning tea today at 10.30 am.

We very much hope you will join us for this happy occasion!

22/11/2025

The very first Arbor Day in Brisbane was held on 1 August, 1890, when the then Curator of Brisbane Botanic Gardens in the City, Philip MacMahon distributed some 2500 young trees to our schools to plant.
The tradition may be 135 years old but it’s just as relevant today thanks to the support of Brisbane City Council.

Last month, 26 students from Sherwood, Graceville and Oxley State Schools and St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School at Corinda celebrated Arbor Day with an exciting project to help improve one of the Arboretum’s 10 key visitor destinations.

This is our story about those happy ‘green thumbs’.

22/11/2025

Join Friends of Sherwood Arboretum for their final 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐞 (and festive morning tea) this 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫!

Join 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐳 𝐚𝐭 𝟖.𝟎𝟎𝐚𝐦 at the Joseph Street garden shed for 𝟗𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, then stay for 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝟗.𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 as we thank our volunteers and wrap up Sherwood Arboretum’s centenary year.

𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! 🌿

15/11/2025

Our event for the end of an eventful centenary year celebration with the Friends of Sherwood Arboretum is now rescheduled to 8.00 am on Sunday 23 November due to the weather.

Please join us for our final Spring Bushcare Bee for 2025 and also enjoy a festive morning tea.

Carole and Liz will welcome you at 8.00 am to our Bushcare Bee which will meet at the Arboretum garden shed beside the Joseph Street (northern) entry. For your personal comfort and safety, please wear sturdy shoes and a hat and bring a reusable water bottle.

You are warmly invited to enjoy our festive morning tea at 9.30 am, a special moment to say thank you to our wonderful volunteers and supporters.

There’s some good news that much of the widespread damage to the Arboretum, following last month’s destructive thunderstorm, has already been cleared thanks to the great work of the green space team of Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

We very much look forward to seeing you on Sunday 23 November!

13/11/2025

Celebrate the end of an eventful centenary year with the Friends of Sherwood Arboretum this Sunday, 16 November!

Please join us for our final Spring Bushcare Bee for 2025 and also enjoy a festive morning tea.

Carole and Liz will welcome you at 8.00 am to our Bushcare Bee which will meet at the Arboretum garden shed beside the Joseph Street (northern) entry. For your personal comfort and safety, please wear sturdy shoes, a hat and bring a reusable water bottle.

You are warmly invited to stay for our festive morning tea at 9.30 am, a special moment to say thank you to our wonderful volunteers and supporters.

There’s some good news that much of the widespread damage to the Arboretum, following last month’s destructive thunderstorm, has already been cleared thanks to the great work of the green space team of Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

We very much look forward to seeing you this Sunday!