Oh what a feeling: Putting the 'tree' in Anson Street School

That was the line Anson Street School captain Jacob Sigley went with after the school and Toyota took part in Planet Ark's National Tree Day on Friday.

Volunteers and students planted about 50 trees at the school site, with Jacob planting three of them.

"It was a lot of fun, a bunch of us kids were engaged as well," he said.

"I think we need more trees here after we got rid of some last year. It really makes the school stand out more, and with more trees we can stand out more."

However, it wasn't all easy going for Jacob and his classmates.

"I planted about three trees today and had to dig the holes in order to get them in there. It was not easy, especially with this drought we're in at the moment," he said.

"The soil was really tough to break."

It was one of the first time he's had the opportunity to get the dirt between his fingers planting trees, and enjoyed the chance to give his school some more trees and shade cover.

"It was a rare and great opportunity for us and we really enjoyed it," Jacob said.

Toyota Orange sales manager Jake Elley said it had been a good chance to get out and help schools, which the company had been doing nation-wide every year for the past 20 years as part of their association with Planet Ark.

"I love being outside in the green, that's the whole reason I moved to Orange," Mr Elley said, thanking fleet manager Michael Tandang, who got his hands dirty planting at the school on Friday, and Bell River Nursery for supplying the trees.

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