Arbor Day in New Zealand
Arbor Day in New Zealand is held on June 5. This event in the first decade of the month June is annual.
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It started in Spain in the 16th century and arrived in the United States in the 19th, with New Zealand’s first recorded planting in 1890. Since then billions of trees have been planted. It’s widely acknowledged that planting trees here is best done in autumn or spring.
While Arbor Day is an important calendar date in the Northern Hemisphere it’s problematic in our country. Coming in the middle of winter it’s not just difficult for trees in the cold frost – it’s a problem for the people trying to plant too.
In Spinoff article Joris De Bres writes, “Despite the efforts of some determined individuals, conservation groups and a few councils, the day now slips by largely unmarked.”
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