This resolution established the Arbor Day .
This resolution stipulated that every able - bodied citizen between the ages of 11 and 60 should plant three to five trees per year or do the equivalent amount of work in seedling , cultivation , tree tending or other services .
This resolution established the Arbor Day and stipulated that every able - bodied citizen between the ages of 11 and 60 should plant three to five trees per year or do the equivalent amount of work in seedling , cultivation , tree tending or other services .