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Arbor Day / Plant a Tree Day

Arbor Day / Plant a Tree Day

Arbor Day is also called Plant a Tree Day in many countries

Arbor Day is a holiday dedicated to planting trees and helping them grow. People are encouraged to plant trees. Businesses and government programs may arrange communal plantings. Arbor Day in the U.S. was first proposed by Sterling Morton in Nebraska in 1872. It became a nationwide holiday in the U.S. in 1970 and is currently observed in many countries around the world. 

National Arbor Day in the U.S. is observed on the 4th Friday in April. Many states in the U.S. celebrate Arbor Day on different days to correspond with the best planting time based on the climate of that state. 

 

 

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Holiday Observance: Arbor Day / Plant a Tree Day
Date Rule Country

Last Friday in April

Arbor Day (U.S.)

United States

Last full week in February in Alabama

State Arbor Day - Alabama

United States

Third Monday in May

State Arbor Day - Alaska

United States

Third Friday in March

State Arbor Day - Arizona

United States

Third Monday in March

State Arbor Day - Arkansas

United States

March 7-14

State Arbor Day - California

United States

Third Friday in April

State Arbor Day - Colorado

United States

Third Friday in January

State Arbor Day - Florida & Louisiana

United States

Third Friday in February

State Arbor Day - Georgia

United States

First Friday in November

State Arbor Day - Hawaii & Texas

United States

First Friday in April

State Arbor Day - Kentucky & Missouri

United States

Third full week in may

State Arbor Day - Maine

United States

First Wednesday in April

State Arbor Day - Maryland

United States

Second Friday in February

State Arbor Day - Mississippi

United States

Last Friday in April

State Arbor Day - Multiple States

United States

Second Friday in March

State Arbor Day - New Mexico

United States

First Friday following March 15

State Arbor Day - North Carolina

United States

First Friday in May

State Arbor Day - North Dakota & Vermont

United States

Last full week in March

State Arbor Day - Oklahoma

United States

First full week in April

State Arbor Day - Oregon

United States

First Friday in December

State Arbor Day - South Carolina

United States

First Friday in March

State Arbor Day - Tennessee

United States

Second Wednesday in April

State Arbor Day - Washington

United States

Second Friday in April

State Arbor Day - West Virginia

United States

Last Monday in April

State Arbor Day - Wyoming

United States

last Friday in July for schools

National Schools Tree Day - AU

Australia

last Sunday in July

National Tree Day - AU

Australia

September 22

Arbor Day - Barbados

Barbados

Arbor Day - Belgium

Belgium

September 21

Arbor Day - Brazil

Brazil

November 22

Arbor Day - British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands

July 9

Arbor Day - Cambodia

Cambodia

July 22

National Tree Planting Day - Central African Republic

Central African Republic

March 12

Arbor Day - China

China

April 29

Day of Trees - Colombia

Colombia

November 6

National Tree Planting Day - Congo (Rep)

Congo (DR)

June 15

Arbor Day - Costa Rica

Costa Rica

October 20

Arbor Day - Czech Republic

Czech Republic

January 15

Arbor Day - Egypt

Egypt

July 19

Arbor Day in Ethiopia

Ethiopia

April 25

Arbor Day - Germany

Germany

second Tuesday in October

Arbor Day - Guam

Guam

May 4

Greenery Day

Japan

January 15

Arbor Day - Jordan

Jordan

April 21

Arbor Day - Kenya

Kenya

November 13

National Tree Growing Day

Kenya

second Saturday in November

National Tree Planting Day - Luxembourg

Luxembourg

2nd Monday in December

National Tree Planting Day - Malawi

Malawi

January 15

Arbor Day - Malta

Malta

2nd Thursday in July

Arbor Day - Mexico

Mexico

2nd Saturday in May and October

National Tree Planting Day - Mongolia

Mongolia

2nd Friday in October

Arbor Day - Namibia

Namibia

June 5

Arbor Day - New Zealand

New Zealand

August 3

Arbor Day - Niger

Niger

October 1

Arbor Day - Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands

August 18

National Tree Plantation Day of Pakistan

Pakistan

June 25

Arbor Day - Philippines

Philippines

October 10

Arbor Day - Poland

Poland

March 21

Arbor Day - Portugal

Portugal

last Friday in September

Arbor Day - Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

first Friday in November

Arbor Day - Samoa

Samoa

March 22

National Day of Trees - Sint Maarten

Sint Maarten

April 5

Singmogil (South Korean Arbor Day)

South Korea

March 21

Fiesta del Arbol (Tree Festival) - Spain

Spain

November 15

National Tree Planting Day - Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

March 12

Arbor Day - Taiwan

Taiwan

April 1

National Tree Planting Day - Tanzania

Tanzania

November 9

Tree Festival Day - Tunisia

Tunisia

March 24

National Tree Planting Day - Uganda

Uganda

Starts 4th Saturday in November

National Tree Week (UK)

United Kingdom

last Sunday in May

Día del Arbol (Day of the Tree) - Venezuela

Venezuela

last Friday in September

Arbor Day - Virgin Islands, U.S.

Virgin Islands, U.S.

Arbour Day - Canada

Canada