The Morton Arboretum, rooted in communities in the Chicago region and around the world, urges everyone to plant trees and support its work for trees this Arbor Day.
Planting trees, even a few at a time, can reduce the impacts of climate change on communities and people. Support tree planting by making a donation to The Morton Arboretum to work toward a greener, healthier, more beautiful world where people and trees thrive together.
Arbor Day is an opportunity to celebrate trees and all the benefits they provide to people and to the earth. This Arbor Day, the Arboretum is urging cities, businesses, organizations, and individuals to support community-driven tree planting, especially in disadvantaged areas. Even planting a few trees—or one tree in a backyard or parkway—contributes to improving the quality of life for people and mitigating the effects of a changing climate. Join in this work by donating to The Morton Arboretum and show your support by visiting this magnificent garden of trees.
The Arbor Day Plant Sale is one of the largest seasonal plant sales in the region, offering plants bred to succeed in your garden, with experts available to answer questions and suggest plants for your planting site.
For good advice about selecting and planting trees, consult the Arboretum's Plant Clinic. The Plant Clinic provides home gardeners advice based on research and nearly a century of experience in caring for a wide variety of trees and plants in the Midwest.
Browse the Arboretum's database of trees and plants to find ones that are suitable for your site, with specific care advice to keep them healthy for years to come.
With miles of walking trails through beautiful gardens and amid stately trees, the Arboretum is a perfect place to enjoy trees and celebrate all they do for people.
The Morton Arboretum conserves more than 4,000 different kinds of trees and plants in its living collections of more than 106,000 specimens. Guests can explore different tree and plant families from around the world throughout the Arboretum grounds.
There are many ways to spend a day at The Morton Arboretum. From riding your bike on the paved roads or walking one of the 16 miles of hiking trails on the East and West Sides, you can explore the grounds your own way.
The Morton Arboretum is advancing tree planting and conservation initiatives across the Chicago region and in communities around the world.
The Arboretum's Chicago Region Trees Initiative inspires tree stewards throughout the Chicago area and works with communities statewide to secure funding for tree planting and urban forestry, improve tree care, and connect people with trees where they live.
In a world-renowned hub for research about trees and their ecosystems, more than 30 scientists collaborate with colleagues around the world.
From Baja Sur, Mexico, to Southeast Asia, the Arboretum's Global Trees Conservation Program works to protect and restore vulnerable and endangered trees through local collaboration.
Founded in 1922 by Joy Morton, The Morton Arboretum has been working to collect, protect, and care for trees for more than a century. Morton came from a family that founded Arbor Day in Nebraska in 1872, and the family motto “Plant trees” was critical to his vision for an arboretum.
People and trees need each other to thrive together. Whether by joining a volunteer group at the Arboretum or in your community, helping to plant trees, or advocating for funding to plant trees and laws to protect them, there are many ways you can help make a real difference for the future of trees through The Morton Arboretum and its Chicago Region Trees Initiative.
All the work of The Morton Arboretum in its glorious and varied landscapes, busy laboratories, and lively classrooms and in communities in the Chicago region and across the world depends on the generous support of its members and donors. Make a gift today to ensure that the Arboretum’s mission and programs will continue for generations to come.
