Arbor Day @ Burden - 15th Anniversary

Saturday, January 17th
9am - 1pm
LSU Ag Center Botanic Gardens

Arbor Day is a nationally celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care. Louisiana Arbor Day is always held the third Friday in January to coincide with our tree-planting season.

To celebrate Louisiana Arbor Day, Baton Rouge Green partners with the Burden Museum & Gardens' Arbor Day. The Burden team hosts a festival of activities, tree planting and learning at the Barton Arboretum (inside the Burden complex). In addition to the many horticulture, arboriculture and naturalist experts and vendors interacting with visitors, the BRG team gives away 1,000 FREE native/beneficial trees to attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. The trees are grown by the staff and volunteers at Burden.

2026 GIVEAWAY TREE LIST:

All trees are in 1-gallon plastic containers. Below is the common name, followed by the species name, with a link to pertinent information on the species.

Buttonbush  |  Cephalanthus occidentalis 

Eagleston Holly  |  Ilex x attenuata 'Eagleston'

Black Walnut  |  Juglans nigra 

Southern Magnolia  |  Magnolia grandiflora

Red Mulberry  |  Morus rubra (hybrid)

Black Tupelo/Black Gum  |  Nyssa sylvatica 

American Plum  |  Prunus americana

White Oak  |  Quercus alba

Willow Oak  |  Quercus phellos

Pond Cypress  |  Taxodium ascendens

Winged Elm  |  Ulmus alata