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Texas Arbor Day Celebration (FREE)

Name: Texas Arbor Day Celebration (FREE)
Start: 2023-11-04T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-11-04T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Wildflower Center

November 4, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Two oak trees, one with red leaves and one with green leaves against the blue sky

Get ready to celebrate live oaks (Quercus fusiformis), pecans (Carya illinoinensis) and cedar elms (Ulmus crassifolia) — Texas Arbor Day is Saturday, Nov. 4!

We’re offering FREE admission all day and special activities from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thank you to our sponsor:

Texas Arbor Day Schedule

In addition to ongoing events like Fortlandia and Power the Migration: A Monarch Exhibition, Texas Arbor Day guests are invited to:

9:30 a.m. — Meet our friends from organizations like Bartlett Tree Experts and the Texas Military Environmental Department as well as members of our Science and Conservation Department and in house arborists.

9:45 a.m. — Tour the Arboretum with Kelsey, one of our skilled Wildflower Center Arborists.

10:30 a.m. — Take a garden tour with Bartlett Tree Experts and learn all about cultural practices and structural pruning for young trees.

10 a.m. — Learn how to age trees at an extra-special Drop-in & Discover

11:45 a.m. — Enjoy a tree planting demonstration with Bartlett Tree Experts

1 p.m. — Learn how evolution influences the form and structure of trees at our Morphology of Oaks and Trees class (FREE! Space is limited, pre-registration is encouraged but not required)