Each State Arbor Day

National Arbor Day 2008 is Friday April 25th! Along with the general national observation of Arbor Day, each State has specific day in which Arbor Day activities and observance is held. Here is a schedule for each state, plus the State tree for each of them.

Alaska
State tree: Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
State Arbor Day: Third Monday in May

Alabama
State tree: Longleaf Pine (Pinus paulustris)
State Arbor Day: Last full week of February

Arkansas
State tree: Pine (Pinus spp.)
State Arbor Day: Third Monday in March

Arizona
State tree: Paloverde
State Arbor Day: Third Friday in March

California
State tree: Redwood (Sequoia Semprevirens, Sequoiadendron giganteum)
State Arbor Day: March 7-14

Colorado
State tree: Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
State Arbor Day: Third Friday in April

Connecticut
State tree: White Oak (Quercus alba)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Dist. Of Columbia
State tree: Scarlet Oak (Quercus cocinea)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Delaware
State tree: American Holly (Ilex opaca)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Florida
State tree: Cabbage Palmetto
State Arbor Day: Third Friday in January

Georgia
State tree: Live Oak (Quercus viginiana)
State Arbor Day: Third Friday in February

Hawaii
State tree: Kukui
State Arbor Day: First Friday in November

Iowa
State tree: Oak (Quercus spp.)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Idaho
State tree: Western White Pine (Pinus monitcola)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Illinois
State tree: White Oak (Quercus alba)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Indiana
State tree: Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Kansas
State tree: Cottonwood (Populus spp.)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Kentucky
State tree: Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
State Arbor Day: First Friday in April

Louisiana
State tree: Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
State Arbor Day: Third Friday in Januaryv

Massachusetts
State tree: American Elm (Ulmus americana)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Maryland
State tree: White Oak (Quercus alba)
State Arbor Day: First Wednesday in April

Maine
State tree: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
State Arbor Day: Third Full Week in May

Michigan
State tree: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Minnesota
State tree: Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Missouri
State tree: Flowering Dogwod (Cornus florida)
State Arbor Day: First Friday in April

Mississippi
State tree: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
State Arbor Day: Second Friday in February

Montana
State tree: Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

North Carolina
State tree: Pine (Pinus spp.)
State Arbor Day: First Friday following March 15

North Dakota
State tree: American Elm(Ulmus americana)
State Arbor Day: First Friday in May

Nebraska
State tree: Cottonwood (Populus spp.)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

New Hampshire
State tree: Paper Birch (Betula papryifera)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

New Jersey
State tree: Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

New Mexico
State tree: Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis)
State Arbor Day: Second Friday in March

Nevada
State tree: Singleaf Pinyon Pine (Pinus monophylla) and Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

New York
State tree: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Ohio
State tree: Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Oklahoma
State tree: Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
State Arbor Day: Last Full Week of March

Oregon
State tree: Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
State Arbor Day: First Full Week of April

Pennsylvania
State tree: Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Rhode Island
State tree: Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

South Carolina
State tree: Cabbage Palmetto
State Arbor Day: First Friday in December

South Dakota
State tree: Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Tennessee
State tree: Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
State Arbor Day: First Friday in March

Texas
State tree: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Utah
State tree: Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Virginia
State tree: Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

Vermont
State tree: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
State Arbor Day: First Friday in May

Washington
State tree: Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
State Arbor Day: Second Wednesday in April

Wisconsin
State tree: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
State Arbor Day: Last Friday in April

West Virginia
State tree: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
State Arbor Day: Second Friday in April

Wyoming
State tree: Cottonwood (Populus spp.)
State Arbor Day: Last Monday in April

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Happy Planting!