Warm Trees returns to brighten your winter!
This iconic installation brings colour and community to Canberra's cold winters, with over 17 feature forests wrapped in bright, handmade scarves highlighting this years theme 'Forests of the Arboretum'.
Where to find the scarves?
Collect a map from the Village Centre, or join a Warm Trees Guided Walk for a special 'behind the scenes' perspective on the unique forests chosen for the Warm Trees installations.
Forest 9: Chinese tulip tree Liriodendron chinense
Forest 11: Himalayan cedar Cedrus deodara
Forest 13: National Rock Garden
Forest 15: Grass tree Xanthorrhoea glauca
Forest 16: Sugar maple Acer saccharum
Forest 20: Southern Tablelands Ecosystems Park (STEP)
Forest 21: Mesa oaks Quercus engelmannii
Forest 23: Parana pine Araucaria angustifolia
Forest 24: Crepe myrtles Lagerstroemia fauriei
Forest 25: Events Terrace + Bonsai Collection
Forest 30: Camden white gum Eucalyptus benthamii
Forest 44: Silver & Spanish birch Betula pendula
Forest 60: Dairy Farmers Hill
Forest 73: Trident & Taiwanese trident maple Acer buergerianum
Forest 82: English oak Quercus robur
Forest 87: Callery pear Pyrus calleryana
Forest 99: Red ironbark & Spotted gum Eucalyptus tricarpa & Corymbia maculata
*Note: the common names are those used at the Arboretum.
Along the cutting leading to the entrance of the Village Centre you will see an informative display highlighting flora and fauna of the Arboretum.
Don’t miss Warm Trees in Miniature at the National Bonsai and Penjing Collection, where even the tiniest trees are wrapped in charming handmade scarves.
🧣 Collect your map from the Village Centre and add some warmth to your winter🧣
Get involved! Warm Trees is made possible thanks to the efforts and generosity of hundreds of volunteers. There are so many ways you can join in, including; knitting or crocheting scarves, making craft displays, installing and removing the scarves.
To find out more, please email: warmtrees.fnac@gmail.com
Warm Trees is brought to you by the Friends of the National Arboretum Canberra.