Arbor Day 2024 History. The purpose of the day is to increase. Arbor day sprouted from the mind of a zealous tree lover named julius sterling morton, who had a passion for planting all kinds of trees.

The inaugural arbor day in australia was held in adelaide’s south parklands on 20 june 1889 following the first ‘arbor day’ in nebraska in the united states in 1872. Learn about the history of arbor day.