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Dosch Yellow Bellflower Apple

Posted on: September 24th, 2011 in Heritage Tree Audio Tours, Heritage Tree Details |

Malus domestica
Reverend Albert Kelly planted an orchard here on his homestead in 1850. The trees were bought from the pioneer Luelling and Meek Nursery in Milwaukie- the first grafted fruit tree nursery on the west coast.
Colonel Henry E. Dosch purchased the property in 1886-87 and restored the health of the neglected orchard. In 1976, the Home Orchard Society declared this tree the oldest, living, grafted apple tree in the Western …

Dorris Ranch Hazelnut Orchard

Posted on: September 24th, 2011 in Heritage Tree Details |

Corylus avellana
The first commercial-sized planting of hazelnuts in Oregon were made by George Dorris in 1905 when he planted his 5 acres for nut production and sold the nuts to an innovative company called Meier and Frank who in turn sold directly to consumers in ten-pound bags. Dorris also started a hazelnut nursery on the property that operated for 40 years and produced an average of 70,000 trees per year. …

Dawn Redwood

Posted on: September 24th, 2011 in Heritage Tree Details |

Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Although it is now known that Dawn Redwoods graced the landscape of the world’s northern temperate regions during the time of the dinosaurs (Late Cretateous), fossils of this species were first discovered in 1941 in Japan. At that time the tree was believed to have been long extinct. But in 1944, live trees were found in a remote valley in central China. Fossils have since been discovered in the …

Courthouse Square Sequoias

Posted on: September 23rd, 2011 in Heritage Tree Audio Tours, Heritage Tree Details |

Sequoiadendron giganteum
The majestic trees that grace the grounds of the Washington County Courthouse were planted in 1880 as three year old seedlings by pioneer nurseryman John R. Porter. The Porter family came west to Oregon, from Ohio, in 1847. John Porter developed an interest in trees and started a nursery on his farm. When word of the California Gold Strike reached Oregon, he rushed there to seek his fortune. On …

Courthouse Elm

Posted on: September 23rd, 2011 in Heritage Tree Audio Tours, Heritage Tree Details |

Ulmus americana
This tree was given to Douglas County by Binger Hermann. Hermann served in the U.S. Congress from 1885 until 1897, and again from 1903 until 1907. During the intervening years, he was Commissioner of the General Land Office in Washington, D.C. The occasion for the tree donation is not known positively, but research suggests that it was planted very near the turn of the century, possibly at a dedication …

Captain Flavel Trees

Posted on: September 23rd, 2011 in Heritage Tree Audio Tours, Heritage Tree Details |

Captain George Flavel was a noted bar pilot and entrepreneur in Clatsop County. His piloting business and other investments helped in the development of Astoria. Flavel’s 1886 Queen Anne style house now stands as a historical museum, inseparable from the beautiful landscaping that surrounds it.
The Captain Flavel Trees are nine trees originally planted by the family gardener, Louis Schultz. The grove consists of a giant sequoia, ginko, Camperdown elm, bay …

Britt Sequoia

Posted on: September 23rd, 2011 in Heritage Tree Details |

Sequoiadendron giganteum
On March 22, 1862, the day of his son Emil’s birth, Peter Britt planted this Giant Sequoia by his home. Britt was a pioneer photographer, skilled horticulturist, and leader in Southern Oregon’s lucrative fruit industry. From its vantage point, this majestic tree has witnessed the unfolding of Jacksonville’s rich history — the gold rush prosperity of the mid 1800s, the decline at the turn of the century and the …

Bombing Site Tree

Posted on: September 23rd, 2011 in Heritage Tree Details |

Sequoia sempervirens
This Coast Redwood was planted in 1992 at the site of the only Japanese aerial bombing of the continental United States on September 9, 1942. The tree was planted by the pilot of the submarine-delivered reconnaissance plane, Flight Officer Nobuo Fujita. The bombing of the continental United States was in retaliation for the Doolittle raid on Tokyo in April 1942.

Tree Facts

Planted in: 1992
Dedicated on: April 7, 2001

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Big Tree

Posted on: September 23rd, 2011 in Heritage Tree Details |

Pinus ponderosa
This majestic pine is the biggest of its species ever recorded. It was a giant before the Oregon Territory was established, enduring centuries of fire, insects, disease, and human impact. Recently half of its crown was lost to weather, making another Ponderosa pine taller, but “Big Tree” remains the largest in circumference.

Tree facts

Approx. height: 162
Approximate Age: 500 years
Circumference: 28′ 11″
Dedicated on: April 5, 2000

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Benedictine Sisters Sequoia

Posted on: September 23rd, 2011 in Heritage Tree Details |

Sequoiadendron giganteum
This giant sequoia was found as a seedling tree along the railroad tracks by Sister Protasia Schindler in 1893. She planted it in front of the Queen of Angels Monastery to give some life to the grounds. Not knowing what type of tree it was, nor how large it could grow, her tree has become a stunning landmark.
The Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel were established in Oregon in 1882 …