America250KY Liberty Tree Planting Events
Title: America250KY Liberty Tree Planting Events
Start: March 26, 2026, 12:00 am EDT
End: June 24, 2026, 11:30 pm EDT
To commemorate 250 years of American history and to honor Kentucky's contributions, the Kentucky Historical Society has partnered with the Kentucky Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (KSDAR) to plant a tulip poplar tree, Kentucky's official state tree, in each of the state's 120 counties. The Kentucky Division of Forestry has generously donated 120 tulip poplar trees specifically for this initiative.
2026 Tree Planting Schedule
Click on your county below for more information.
Adair County
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM CT
Location: Columbia VFW, 500 Green Hills Rd, Columbia, KY
Boone County
Date: April 25, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Location: Boone County Arboretum, 9190 Camp Ernst Road, Union, Kentucky
Boyle County
Date: Friday, April 10, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM ET
Location: Constitution Square, 105 E Walnut St, Danville, KY 40422
Calloway County
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM CT
Location: Murray State University Doran Arboretum, 300 Hickory Drive, Murray, KY 42071
The Calloway County Fiscal Court is partnering with Calloway County Genealogical & Historical Society, DAR, and MSU Doran Arboretum for our planting. The tree will be planted at the Doran Arboretum in conjunction with Earth Day activities.
Campbell County
Date: Friday, May 1, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Location: Pendery Park, 4113 Williams Ln, Melbourne, KY 41059
Christian County
Date: Monday, April 13, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM CT
Location: Visit Hopkinsville, 1730 East Ninth Street, Hopkinsville, KY
Daviess County
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026
Fayette County
Date: Monday, May 25, 2026
Franklin County
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2026
Time: 9:00 am ET
Location: Carter House, Lakeview Park, 2456 Georgetown Rd, Frankfort
Read more at: https://state-journal.com/2026/04/06/dar-to-plant-liberty-tree-at-carter-house-on-april-24/
Franklin County - State Tree
Date: Friday, April 3, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM ET
Location: Kentucky State Capitol Grounds, 700 Capitol Ave, Frankfort, KY 40601
Hardin County
Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Location: Lions Pavilion at Freeman Lake Park, Blue Heron Way, Elizabethtown, KY
Harlan County
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Location: Eastern Kentucky Veterans Memorial Park, Hwy 119 N, Cumberland, KY
Hart County
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Time: 1:30 PM CT
Location: 114 Maple Ave, Horse Cave, KY
Jefferson County
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Time: 1:30 PM ET
Location: Patriots Peace Memorial, 3744 River Rd, Louisville, KY 40207
Jessamine County
Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Location: High Bridge Park, Old Park Rd, Wilmore, KY 40390
https://www.facebook.com/groups/922605706384087/posts/1304538268190827/
LaRue County
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Time: 10:30 am ET
Location: Pearman Forest Environmental Education & Research Center, 635 Leafdale Rd, Hodgenville, KY
Livingston County
Date: Friday, April 3, 2026
Logan County
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Time: 1:30 PM CT
Location:
Monroe County
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2026
Location: Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site, 38 Old Mulkey Park Rd, Tompkinsville, KY 42167
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18jEKFe93p/
Nelson County
Date: Monday, April 27, 2026
Time: 2:30 PM ET
Location: Bardstown Community Park, 429 E. Halstead Ave, Bardstown, KY 40004
Rockcastle County
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM ET
Location: Rockcastle County Veterans Memorial Park, Lake Linville Rd, Mt Vernon, KY 40456
Warren County
Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM CT
Location: Pioneer Cemetery, 501 College St, Bowling Green, KY
Webster County
Date: April 25, 2026
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Woodford County
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM ET
Location: Jack Jouett House, 255 Craigs Creek Rd, Versailles, KY 40383