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Arbor Day Celebration Dates by State

State	Year First Observed	Currently Celebrated	State Tree
Alabama	1887	Last full week in February	Longleaf Pine
Alaska		Third Monday in May	Sitka Spruce
Arizona	1890-91	Last Friday in April	Paloverde
Arkansas		Third Monday in March	Pine
California	1886	March 7-14	California Redwood
Colorado	1885	Third Friday in April	Blue Spruce
Connecticut	1887	April 30	White Oak
Delaware		Last Friday in April	American Holly
District of Columbia		Last Friday in April	Scarlett Oak
Florida	1886	Third Friday in January	Cabbage Palmetto
Georgia	1887	Third Friday in February	Live Oak
Hawaii		First Friday in November	Kukui
Idaho	1887	Last Friday in April	Western White Pine
Illinois	1888	Last Friday in April	White Oak
Indiana	1884	Last Friday in April	Tuliptree
Iowa	1887	Last Friday in April	Oak
Kansas	1875	Last Friday in March	Cottonwood
Kentucky	1886	First Friday in April	Tulip Poplar
Louisiana	1888-1889	Third Friday in January	Baldcypress
Maine	1887	Third full week in May	Easern White Pine
Maryland	1889	First Wednesday in April	White Oak
Massachusetts	1886	April 28 - May 5	American Elm
Michigan	1885	Last Friday in April	Eastern White Pine
Minnesota	1876	Last Friday in April	Red Pine
Mississippi	1892	Second Friday in February	Southern Magnolia
Missouri	1886	First Friday in April	Flowering Dogwood
Montana	1887	Last Friday in April	Ponderosa Pine
Nebraska	1872	Last Friday in April	Cottonwood
Nevada	1887	Southern: Feb 28 Northern: April 23	Singleleaf Pinyon
New Hampshire	1886	Last Friday in April	Paper Birch
New Jersey	1884	Last Friday in April	Northern Red Oak
New Mexico	1890	Second Friday in March	Pinyon
New York	1889	Last Friday in April	Sugar Maple
North Carolina	1893	First Friday following March 15	Pine
North Dakota	1884	First Friday in May	American Elm
Ohio	1882	Last Friday in April	Ohio Buckeye
Oklahoma		Last full week in March	Eastern Redbud
Oregon	1882	First full week in April	Douglas Fir
Pennsylvania	1887	Last Friday in April	Eastern Hemlock
Rhode Island	1887	Last Friday in April	Red Maple
South Carolina		First Friday in December	Cabbage Palmetto
South Dakota	1884	Last Friday in April	White Spruce
Tennessee	1875	First Friday in March	Yellow Poplar
Texas	1800	Last Friday in April	Pecan
Utah		Last Friday in April	Blue Spruce
Vermont	1885	First Friday in May	Sugar Maple
Virginia	1892	Second Friday in April	Flowering Dogwood
Washington	1892	Second Wed in April	Western Hemlock
West Virginia	1883	Second Friday in April	Sugar Maple
Wisconsin	1889	Last Friday in April	Sugar Maple
Wyoming	1888	Last Monday in April	Cottonwood

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