Arbor Day at ArborScape
It’s not difficult to appreciate the beautiful greenery surrounding us here in Colorado. Now that spring has arrived, we get to see the colorful blooms on our trees.
It’s just another reason to appreciate and celebrate Arbor Day, or rather, “tree” day, a holiday that celebrates the planting, upkeep, and preservation of trees.
It’s no coincidence that Earth Week coincides with Arbor Week. Celebrate ArborScape’s favorite week with us and learn more about how anyone can participate in sustaining our planet.
Earth Day’s theme changes each year. For 2025, the theme is “Our Power, Our Planet”, encouraging everyone to take action to the best of their abilities for a more sustainable future.
Arbor Day is celebrated specifically to plant trees in consideration for the future. Whether for your home or your community, Arbor Day is an amazing opportunity to help improve our quality of life by planting trees.
Trees play an incredibly important role in our everyday life. They help combat climate change by removing pollutants from the atmosphere, as well as storing carbon and releasing oxygen into the air.
They also help with stress relief and have proven to reduce minor crimes and domestic aggression due to a more balanced environment.
Not only that, a properly planted and cared for tree can add immense value to your property not just through aesthetics, but by providing shade to cool your home, and a wind barrier against the cold.
The origins of this holiday date back to the 1870s, almost 100 years before Earth Day was coined. A journalist by the name of Julius Sterling Morton moved to Nebraska City and noticed the flat, desolate terrains.
As an editor for the state newspaper, he was able to write about and spread his knowledge of trees and their ecological importance to the people of Nebraska.
Once the seed was planted (pun intended) inside the minds of readers, it was relatively easy to instigate the very first Arbor Day celebration. On April 10, 1872, Morton led the charge of planting approximately one million trees. The event was met with wild success, and the tradition quickly began to spread across the nation.
Not long after, in 1883, an agriculturist named Birdsey Northrop began to introduce the idea to other countries like Japan, places in Europe, Canada, and Australia.
Arbor Day at ArborScape
ArborScape has certified arborists, or “tree doctors” on staff. They’ve undergone extensive training and maintain their credentials by staying up to date on the latest industry developments through webinars, conferences, and
While ArborScape focuses more on maintaining tree health, such as trimming and pruning, as well as spraying and fertilizing, we do plant trees during the right seasons.
Dormant seasons are typically the best time to plant a tree, as the weather conditions are typically cool enough to allow time for the plants to establish roots in its new location, and before the rain and summer heat can stimulate top growth.
And, to ensure no stress to your tree, make sure the site has had proper preparation and adequate follow-up care to reduce transplant shock.
For Colorado soils, proper watering is essential for newly planted trees. It will need to be watered each day for the first week to get rid of any air pockets in the soil that could potentially lead to root rot.
However, you’ll still want to take care not to overwater your tree, as that can cause the roots to drown.
We recommend using about 10 gallons of water per inch of the trunk’s diameter each month; e.g, a trunk 2 inches in diameter will require 20 gallons of water each month.
We also recommend watering when it’s cool out, so earlier in the morning or later at night. That will give the soil adequate time to absorb the water instead of it evaporating.
We take great pride in caring for Denver’s urban canopy- from residential to commercial properties, we have the skills and equipment to keep trees healthy. Learn how we can care for your trees by visiting our
website to learn more about our services.
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