Arbor Day 2024- Trees and Soil

Arbor Day 2024 is all about ensuring our earth and the trees upon it are all happy, healthy, and growing to be as strong as they possibly can be! 

Arbor Day is an annual celebration of tree planting and is a national holiday in the US. The US-based Arbor Day Foundation has helped grow 500 million trees in the past 50 years. Trees are vital to our survival as they help to mitigate global warming and also promote health and well-being in urban areas. 

To keep our trees happy and healthy thus keeping us happy and healthy, they need quality soil. Soil is the storage place for water and the nitrogen and minerals dissolved in water, which are needed by the tree to live and grow. The soil also provides a base for the tree to attach itself firmly in place. Soil serves as the foundation of woodlands, supporting trees, plants, fungi and other organisms. In fact, it can be considered an entire ecosystem of its own, as it provides habitat for thousands of species of microbes. These microbes transform nutrients in the soil into a form that is accessible for trees and plants to use, a process essential for tree health and growth. 

By learning more about the soil on your land through soil testing, you can be confident that you have a clear representation of the capacity of your soil to grow healthy trees. To learn more about biological soil testing and analysis, contact Soil Organic Solutions!