On Arbor Day The Last Friday in April 
NATIONAL TREE
The people have selected the oak as
their choice for America's National Tree
in the nationwide vote hosted by The
National Arbor Day Foundation on its
Web site, arborday.org. From the first
day of voting, oak was the popular choice
of the American people. Another
magnificent American tree, the
redwood, was the second place finisher.
The National Arbor Day Foundation
wishes to thank everyone who voted or
encouraged others to take part in this
historic process, which marked the first
time that the entire American public has
been able to state their pick for a
national emblem.
Visit arborday.org for vote totals and comparisons of all the candidate
trees
ARBOR DAY
National Arbor Day is celebrated
each year on the last Friday in
April.
J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska
City initiated the first Arbor Day,
the tree planters' holiday, in
1872.
Today The National Arbor Day
Foundation is the world's largest
tree-planting environmental
organization.
A nonprofit organization with
nearly a million members, The
National Arbor Day Foundation
provides more than 8 million
trees for planting throughout
America each year.
Every minute an area of rain
forest the size of 10 city blocks is
burned.
Plant a tree a day
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