California Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia. A bristlecone pine estimated to be over 4, years old. In , the National Arbor Day Foundation hosted a vote on its website for a national tree. The winner by a significant margin was the oak tree. Sterling Morton in the s in an effort to advocate for tree planting — since trees are good for the earth and what not.
The first Arbor Day was observed on Apr. During the s, different states passed legislation to observe Arbor Day, which now takes place on the last Friday in April. Arbor Day is commonly celebrated in schools, along with a huge parade that takes place in Nebraska. But for the rest of us? This, of course, can easily be changed. The first Arbor Day was observed in Nebraska on April 10 that year and more than a million trees were planted in Nebraska.
It remained on April 22 until , when the day it was observed in Nebraska was changed to the last Friday in April. Arbor Day is observed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
However, when it is observed will vary because the day frequently coincides with the optimum time to plant trees in that geographic area and this will vary greatly between states. Arbor Day, or a similar holiday such as Tree Planting Day, is also observed in over 40 other countries.
Secretary of Agriculture Edwin T. Sterling Morton in May Photo courtesy of The Library of Congress. In my yard in Conway, SC, there are 6 trees I planted that were sent by the Arbor Day Foundation: 2 hawthorns, 2 crabapples, 1 white pine, and 1 redbud.
There are also other trees I planted, either given to me or bought other places: a bald cypress, a magnolia, a flowering plum, a Bradford pear though I would prefer a true pear tree.
I have cultivated or transplanted a few "volunteer" trees: another bald cypress, 3 maples, several oak trees willow oak and water oak. When I bought my land, there were also pecan trees already here!
I love the shade that all my trees provide and I've seen a number of bird nests in them over the years. They make my yard a haven for me and wildlife. Most of all, I love looking at them because they are SO beautiful. List of my trees I planted. Earlier in April I planted a kousa dogwood, Scarlet Fire, in the small memorial garden I started last year in memory of my parents. I have always loved dogwoods, especially the pink ones, but living in Maine makes them very marginal. The little memorial garden overlooks the vegetable patch my parents started many years ago and aptly named, "The Bee Garden".
I still farm their original original plot. Rutgers University developed the Scarlet Fire kousa dogwood as a hardy, disease and pest resistant variety and released Scarlet Fire in The National Arbor Foundation offered it in April of as part of their program to promote tree planting.
Arbor Lodge is a wonderful place to visit in Nebraska. It is a wonderful way to celebrate Arbor Day any day of the year. I was aware of Arbor Day as a young child as my Mother's birthday was on April 22nd.
We have planted a lot of trees over the years. Our farm now has apple trees, peach trees, black walnut, coffee tree, maple trees, Oak trees, Cottonwood trees, locust trees, weeping willow, blue spruce, rosebud tree, hackberry, red cedar and many more pine trees. We go almost every year to Nebraska City to get apples at the Morton Orchard.
Love Arbor day but wish it still was April 22,. Arbor Day sounds like a fantastic opportunity to plant some fruit trees in my backyard, which is something I've been wanting to do for quite a while. I do have one apple tree, and am thinking a peach and pear would also do well in my Zone 5 climate.
Just reread article of Julius Sterling Morton. Enjoyed it soooo much.
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