Show history of arbor day the founder of arbor day was J sterling morton a nebraska poll bician and secretary and act ng gov arnor of the territory in 1858 in january 1872 at a meeting of the nebraska state board of agriculture he introduced a resolution setting aside april 10 for tree planting and on that date more than 1000 1 trees were planted throughout the tle state in 1885 the nebraska legisla ture passed an act changing the tree planting date to april 22 mor ton Is birthday and making it a legal holiday three years after the founding of arbor day in nebraska kentucky and tennessee adopted the idea ohio and north dakota followed in 1882 arbor day is an event in the calendar of every one of the states but there is no uni of that date in some states it is a fixed one while in others the day is set by proclamation of the governor or by county school su |