Arbor Day Word Search
Arbor Day started in Nebraska in 1872 after journalist J. Sterling Morton proposed a day given over to planting, and roughly a million trees went into the prairie ground on that first observance. The national date now falls on the last Friday in April, though many states pick a week that matches local planting weather. Arbor comes from the Latin word for tree.
Arbor Day word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- acorn
- arbor day
- forest
- leaves
- maple
- oak
- planting
- shade
- soil
- tree
Arbor Day word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- acorn
- arbor day
- bark
- forest
- leaves
- maple
- oak
- planting
- roots
- sapling
- seedling
- shade
- shovel
- soil
- tree
Arbor Day word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- acorn
- arbor day
- bark
- branches
- forest
- leaves
- maple
- mulch
- nursery
- oak
- orchard
- planting
- roots
- sapling
- seedling
- shade
- shovel
- soil
- tree
- watering
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Words in the Arbor Day word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- arbor day
- Holiday set aside for planting and caring for trees.
- tree
- Tall woody plant with a trunk and branches.
- planting
- Setting a seed or young plant into the ground.
- shade
- Cool shadow cast by leaves overhead.
- soil
- The loose earth a tree grows in.
- oak
- Hardwood tree that bears acorns in autumn.
- maple
- Shade tree known for syrup and bright fall color.
- forest
- Large area thickly covered with trees.
- leaves
- Flat green parts where a tree makes food.
- acorn
- Seed of the oak, held in a small cup.
- shovel
- Tool with a blade for digging planting holes.
- sapling
- A young tree, slender and not yet full grown.
- seedling
- Very young plant just sprouted from seed.
- bark
- Protective outer layer on a tree's trunk.
- roots
- Underground parts that anchor a tree and draw water.
- branches
- Woody limbs that spread out from the trunk.
- orchard
- Planted grove of fruit or nut trees.
- nursery
- Place where young trees are raised for sale.
- mulch
- Loose cover spread to hold moisture in soil.
- watering
- Giving a new tree the moisture it needs.