Peg Tree
Posted on: January 29th, 2025 in Heritage Tree Audio Tours, Heritage Tree Details |


Pseudotsuga menziesii – Douglas-fir
This tree was a meeting place for the early townspeople and Grange members of Oswego. A peg was driven into the tree for hanging a lantern to light these meetings. In 1852, before a proper building could be erected, Sunday school classes were held under the tree. The Peg Tree is the lone survivor of what was once a great row of Douglas-firs that lined the road to the furnace of the iron smelter.
Tree Facts
- Approx. height: 90′
- Age: Approx. 200 years
- Circumference: 20′
- Dedicated on: April 29, 2005
- Crown: 55′
Audio Tour
Location: 141 Leonard Street, Lake Oswego