From Queensland Government

Botanic collection — Sherwood Arboretum

Created 04/05/2025

Updated 20/05/2025

This dataset is available on Brisbane City Council’s open data website – data.brisbane.qld.gov.au. The site provides additional features for viewing and interacting with the data and for downloading the data in various formats.
Brisbane City Council’s Sherwood Arboretum features one of Brisbane's best collections of Australian native trees. This spatial dataset includes detailed profiles on over 1,000 trees and shrubs from over 250 species located at Sherwood Arboretum. Sherwood Arboretum (a collection of trees) is part of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens collection. This heritage-listed site was established for Australian native trees and officially opened on World Forestry Day on 21 March 1925. Find out more about the history of Sherwood Arboretum on the Brisbane City Council website. Covering an area of 15 hectares the site features several botanic collections including riverine, dry rainforest, dry sclerophyll, fig avenue, freshwater wetlands, and the main attraction being a grand avenue of 72 kauri pines. Find out more about the botanic collections in Sherwood Arboretum on the Brisbane City Council website. Sherwood Arboretum is located at 87 Jolimont Street, Sherwood. The park is approximately 20 minutes from Brisbane City by car. Find out about getting to Sherwood Arboretum on the Brisbane City Council website. Brisbane City Council’s Sherwood Arboretum features one of Brisbane's best collections of Australian native trees.  This spatial dataset includes detailed profiles on over 1,000 trees and shrubs from over 250 species located at Sherwood Arboretum. The following fields are in the dataset: * Tree_ID – Numbers * longitude – Coordinates – longitude * latitude – Coordinates – latitude * Year_Established * Scientific_Name * Common_Name * Family * Nature_Conservation_Act (Nature Conservation Act 1992) * EPBC_ACT (Environmental Protection Act 1999) * Australian (Yes/No) * Distribution * Habitat * Height (m) * Crown_width (m) * DBH (diameter at breast height) (mm) * Species_Profile

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Title Botanic collection — Sherwood Arboretum
Language English
Licence cc-by-4
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/240beaca-c4b0-4e46-a6ff-1676eee05b13
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Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[ [96.0,-45.0],[96.0,-9.0], [168.0,-9.0], [168.0,-45.0], [96.0,-45.0]]]}
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