Arbor Day
24 April 2026 · movable holiday — I may be a little sapling, but I plant myself!
Arbor Day is a holiday devoted to planting and caring for trees. It was first celebrated in Nebraska on 10 April 1872, an idea promoted by J. Sterling Morton. An estimated one million trees were planted that day. The idea soon spread to other states and, later, to other countries. In the United States it is usually observed on the last Friday of April, though some states choose a different date to match their local climate and best planting season. People commonly plant saplings in schools, parks and gardens, and children learn how to look after a young tree. The link to the calendar is natural: the holiday falls in spring, when the soil warms and new roots settle in most easily. So the little sapling crossing the sky reminds us that every great forest begins with one small act.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver figure made of luminous dots and lines, like a constellation: a tiny oak sapling with a little shovel, walking across the sky and planting itself in a pot of stars
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