Arbor Day 2024 Factsforum. National arbor day is always celebrated on the last friday in april, but many states observe arbor day on different dates based on the best tree planting times for their area. The origins of arbor day ( “tree” day from the latin arbor) go way back to the spanish village of mondoñedo which held the first documented arbor plantation festival in 1594.
On april 10, 1872, journalist and newspaper editor j.sterling morton established arbor day in the state of nebraska with hopes that it would spread across the country. The place remains as alameda de los remedios,.