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!RBOR $AY IS CELEBRATED THE THIRD -ONDAY IN -AY
IN !LASKA 4HIS IS WHEN PLANTING BEGINS IN MOST OF THE
STATE BUT EVENTS BEGIN IN EARLY -AY AND CONTINUE INTO
*UNE DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION AND CONDITIONS )T IS A
GOOD TIME TO CELEBRATE TREES BECAUSE WE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THE RETURN OF COLOR TO THE LANDSCAPE AFTER THE LONG
WINTER AND ARE ANXIOUS TO VISIT THE GARDEN CENTERS AND
SEE WHAT PLANTS HAVE ARRIVED
(OWEVER THERE ARE CHALLENGES IN THE SPRINGTIME THAT
MAKE PLANTING LATER IN THE YEAR ATTRACTIVE -AY AND *UNE
ARE GENERALLY THE DRIEST MONTHS AND THE TIME WHEN
EVERYONE IS SO BUSY IN OUR SHORT GROWING SEASON THAT
THERE IS OFTEN NOT TIME FOR ADEQUATE WATERING OF NEWLY
PLANTED TREES !UGUST AND 3EPTEMBER ON THE OTHER
HAND SEE HIGH RAINFALL AND THE GROUND IS WARM ENOUGH
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