Sherwood Arboretum

Sherwood Arboretum, located at 39A Turner Street, Sherwood, Queensland, is a heritage-listed arboretum established in March 1925.

The Arboretum is a 15 hectare area that contains approximately 1,100 trees from around 300 species. It is an exemplification of modern scientific forestry methods and their development in Queensland following World War I.

The Arboretum began with a focus on the growth of Australian trees, especially Queensland trees. Despite this, the Arboretum boasts significant and culturally valuable tree plantings, including species such as Queensland kauri, bull kauri, hoop pine, Bribie Island pine, Moreton Bay fig, Queensland weeping fig, cluster fig, rusty fig, Burdekin plum, and Davidson plum.

Sherwood Arboretum covers an area of 15 hectares and features parkland, an artificial freshwater wetland, and extensive frontage to the Brisbane River. The landscape includes clumped tree plantings, individual specimen trees, and an avenue of mature and semi-mature Queensland kauri trees. The park's design showcases a unique aspect of Brisbane's historic parks and large gardens, with its open vistas, river frontage, subtropical mature trees, and mature planting of Queensland pines, native figs, and rare Queensland native plums. Its heritage listing recognizes its significance in representing the evolution and pattern of Queensland's history, as well as its unique and endangered aspects of cultural heritage. The Arboretum also demonstrates a