National Tree Day

Trees are the treasures of nature that help us and many other animals survive. But do we really appreciate their powers?

National Tree Day is celebrated in August in Australia, and we’re celebrating the remarkable trees and the creatures that live in the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain. Learn about trees and how to establish your own home garden, and watch and listen to fascinating interviews. If you’re able to visit our Gardens, follow our tree trails to meet “the giants” in The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah, uncover the treasured Cumberland Plain Woodlands in The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan, and explore trees from all over the world in The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

How-to videos

Tree in gardens

How to choose a tree

Watch how you can choose the perfect tree to plant at home.

Planting a tree

How to plant a tree

Watch Peter Dawe talk you through planting a tree in your home or community.

Caring for a tree

How to care for a tree

Peter Dawe shows you everything you need to know about caring for a tree throughout its life.

Videos for kids

Grass Tree or Gulgadya in Gadigal language

Aboriginal Uses of the Grass Tree

Learn some Aboriginal Australian uses of the grass tree with Ebony Carberry, Aboriginal Educator at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Child building a cubby

How to build a cubby

Watch our Educators and become a Master Cubby Builder!

Seaweed sample in a white dish

Did you know that seaweed is the biggest oxygen producer in the world simply because there is more ocean than land? Without ocean trees humans would be in a whole lot of trouble! Learn more from our experts.

Golden wattle

Wattle's Cultural Significance

Follow Darren Charlwood, Aboriginal Education Officer at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney as he explains the cultural significance of Australian wattles.

Possum

Watch tree theatre for kids

Discover how trees keep animals and humans alive.

Listen

Interview with Darren Charlwood on Aboriginal cultural perspectives in trees

Katrina Ross yarns with Darren Charlwood about tree species, like The Lilly Pilly, common to the neighbourhoods of Sydney’s inner west.

National Tree Day Branch Out episode

Hear from Associate Professor and Plant Ecologist at UTS, Dr Andy Leigh on climate change and trees for National Tree Day.

No Plants No Medicine Branch Out episode

Have you heard of the Black Bean tree? Listen to this Branch Out episode to learn about the fascinating research behind Rainforest fruit genetics revealing ancient Aboriginal pathways.

Read

Trees: Battered and burnt, but resilient

Discover how trees impacted by bushfires are recovering and resilient.

Trees! What are they good for? Absolutely everything!

Trees are truly remarkable things – many are amongst the largest and the oldest living organisms on the planet.

Visit

Tree Trail - Australian Botanic Garden

Go on a tour through the Australian Botanic Garden and explore the gardens most special trees!

Tree Trail - Blue Mountains Botanic Garden

Go on a tour through the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden and explore the gardens most special trees!

Tree Trail - The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Go on a tour through the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and explore its most special trees!