Texas communities celebrate Texas Arbor Day

Foresters and staff members from Texas A&M Forest Service celebrated Texas Arbor Day on Nov. 6 with tree plantings and tree giveaways across the state.

More than 6,188 tree seedlings, all grown by Texas A&M Forest Service, were given away at 22 office locations across the state to organizations and communities to celebrate the tree planting holiday.

Texas Arbor Day, a holiday celebrated the first Friday of November and proclaimed by the Texas governor, celebrates trees and the benefits they provide.

“Texas Arbor Day is about planting trees and more,” said Michelle Moore, Texas A&M Forest Service Forest Systems department head. “It’s a time to celebrate the important role trees play in our environment and communities.”

Tree species given away included Afghan pine, American beautyberry, American elm, American sycamore, Austrian pine, baldcypress, bastard oak, black walnut, bur oak, buttonbush, cedar elm, chinkapin oak, coastal live oak, desert willow, escarpment live oak, gum bumelia, honeylocust, Italian stone pine, lacebark elm, loblolly pine, Mexican white oak, Nuttall oak, osage orange, pecan, prairie flameleaf sumac, red mulberry, southern catalpa, southern magnolia, sugarberry, Texas ash, Texas mountain laurel, thornless honeylocust and water oak.

Texas Arbor Day partners include the Texas Forestry Association and the Texas Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.

For details about the history of Arbor Day in Texas, visit our Texas Arbor Day page.

View Texas Arbor Day photos here.

State of Texas, Office of the Governor

Across the vast and varied landscapes of Texas – the pine forests of the East to the rolling oak-covered hills of the Hill Country to the resilient mesquites of the High Plains—trees define much of our state’s natural identity. Generations of Texas leaders, from Sam Houston to Lady Bird Johnson, have revered the natural flora of our beloved state.

The native trees of the Lone Star State are not only impressive in their beauty, but also are indispensable to our state’s ecosystems. They filter our air, protect our water, and remind us that we are part of something far greater than ourselves. As one of our most vital natural resources, trees deserve our ongoing care and stewardship. It is our responsibility to plant and preserve them not just for our enjoyment today, but for the benefit of all those who will walk beneath their branches tomorrow.

Citizens and government entities have worked to promote public interest in preserving and protecting our trees for more than a century. The Texas Forestry Association first observed Arbor Day in 1889, and to this day, the annual holiday provides an opportunity to appreciate the natural treasure that is the Lone Star State and to recommit ourselves to forestry, conservation, and the prudent stewardship of our natural resources.

Texas Arbor Day serves as a reminder to recognize the significant role that trees play in Texas and in Texans’ lives. Each of us can do our part to preserve the natural wonder of Texas by educating ourselves on environmental matters, treating nature with respect, and planting trees. By working together to support conservation efforts, we can ensure a brighter, more beautiful future for generations to come.

Therefore, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, do hereby proclaim November 6, 2026, to be Texas Arbor Day in Texas and urge all Texans to observe the occasion with appropriate ceremonies and activities. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 2^nd day of October, 2026.

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