intheyearsfollowingthatfirstarborday,morton'sideasPadbeyondnebraskawithkansas,tennessee,minnesotaandohioallproclaimingtheirownarbordays.todayall50statescelebratearbordayalthoughthedatesmayvaryinkeepingwiththelocalclimate.(statearbordays)atthefederallevel,in20XX,Psidentrichardnixonproclaimedthelastfridayinaprilasnationalarborday.arbordayisalsonowcelebratedinothercountriesincludingaustralia.variationsarecelebratedas'greeningweek'ofjapan,'thenewyear'sdaysoftrees'inisrael,'thetree-lovingweek'ofkorea,'thereforestationweek'ofyugoslavia,'thestudents'afforestationday'oficelandand'thenationalfestivaloftreeplanting'inindia.juliussterlingmortonwouldbeproud.sometimesonegoodideacanmakearealdifference.

forthehomeowner,arbordayisanexcellentopportunitytotakestockofthetreesonyourpropertyandplanforthefuture.inspectyourtrees.noteanybrokenbranchesorevidenceofdiseaseorinsectinfestation.thinkabouthowplantingnewtreesmightimprovethelookofyourpropertyorprovidewindorheatprotection.takeatriptoyourlocalnurserytoseewhat'savailableandtogetnewideas.walkaroundyourneighbourhood.arethereanypublicareaswheretreeplantingortreemaintenancemightmakearealdifferencetoyourcommunity?talkwithyourneighbours.findoutwhattheiropinionsare.and,ohyes,plantatree.