The annual celebration is held on the third Friday in February, Arbor Day in Georgia, and the College gives all participants free seedlings. This year, dogwood and fringetree seedlings will be available. The defining moment of Arbor Day at Agnes Scott is planting a new tree on campus, and this year, the College will plant a Nuttall Oak, a tree native to Georgia but not present on the Agnes Scott campus. The oak will replace an older tree, now in decline, on the north side of Presser Hall, which cuts through the northern part of campus along the George and Irene Woodruff Quadrangle. The distinctive feature of the Nuttall Oak is that its leaves, like maple leaves, retain their color even as they fall to the ground.
Most oak leaves turn brown prior to dropping.
Prior to each Arbor Day celebration, Victoria Lambert, Agnes Scott's assistant physical plant director, gives special consideration to what kind of tree to plant and where. Across campus, she points to unique trees with special meaning, especially because they are Arbor Day trees. Agnes Scott is widely known for its urban forest, and several trees on campus are certified as Landmark Trees by the Georgia Urban Forest Council to the Georgia Landmark and Historic Tree Register. For more information about the upcoming Arbor Day celebration or the tree tour, please call the Agnes Scott information desk at 404 471-6430.