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Arbor Week is celebrated from the 1 - 7 September in South
Africa annually throughout the country. The aim of Arbor Week is to promote
awareness of the need for planting and preserving indigenous trees throughout
South Africa. It highlights the opportunities for sustainable economic
development, community participation, poverty alleviation and job creation
in forestry in order to create a better life for all.
The theme for 2005 is "Plant a tree - Grow our
future."
Every Arbor Week celebration highlights two specific trees, one common and one rare species.
The two
trees of the year for 2005 are: Schefflera
Umbellifera (False Cabbage
Tree) and Adansonia Digitata (Baobab).
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