Arbor Day began in Nebraska in 1872. Newspaper editor J. Sterling Morton urged the state "to set aside one day to plant trees, both forest and fruit," according to the Arbor Day Foundation.

Tyler also received the Tree City USA Growth Award, making 2025 the ninth time for the city to earn the distinction.

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Last year, the City of Oviedo was named by the Arbor Day Foundation as a 2022 Tree City, USA. Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation, said trees positively affect the community.

Celebration of Arbor Day is a time-honored tradition in Nebraska, which dates to 1872, when over one million trees were planted. It became a state holiday in the state in 1885.