Celebrate Texas Arbor Day

Trees are worth celebrating! In Texas we celebrate Arbor Day the first Friday of November because fall is the perfect time to plant new trees. Fall planted trees fair better due to our mild winters with increased rainfall, and they get plenty of time to establish before summer comes around.

The official state celebration is being held in Plano this year – so it’s easy to attend! They are having two events- the first for children on Friday (it’s already sold out!) & the second on Saturday, open to the public.

If you can’t make it to Plano, plenty of other North Texas cities are holding events also, and many are giving away free trees to residents. Here’s our run-down for 2019:

Allen

October 26th

9:00 AM?-?12:00 PM

Glendover Park

1290 Scottsman Dr., Allen, TX 75013

Farmer’s Branch

October 30th

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Brookhaven College

3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch TX 75244

Garland

November 2nd

7:00 AM?-?1:00 PM

Haskell L. Roach Garden Center

1221 Spring Creek Drive, Garland, TX 75040

Grand Prairie

November 8th

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Kirby Creek Nature Center

3303 Corn Valley, Grand Prairie, Texas 75052

Grapevine

November 9th

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

City of Grapevine Parks

Haltom City

November 2nd

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Haltom City Public Library

4809 Haltom Rd, Haltom City, TX 76117

McKinney

October 26th

9:00 AM?-?11:00 AM

McKinney Performing Arts Center (east side of building)

111 N. Tennessee St., McKinney, TX 75069

Mesquite

Mesquite is holding a special Arbor Day Workshop
presented by Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Water University. Learn
tips on tree selection and proper planting practices, as well as proper
watering, pruning, common insect issues and diseases. Mesquite residents
attending this tree care class will receive a free sapling provided by
Keep Mesquite Beautiful.

October 28th

6:00 to 7:30 pm

Mesquite City Hall

757 North Galloway Avenue, Mesquite, TX 75149

Prosper

November 2nd

9 am

Folsom Park

901 White River Dr, Prosper, TX 75078