Acer macrophyllum– Bigleaf maple

This bigleaf maple is believed to have been a meeting place for Clackamas Indian people and by tradition is called the Pow-Wow Tree. It marked the site of the first Clackamas County Fair in 1860 and the first Oregon State Fair in 1861. It was later honored at the 1937 Gladstone Pow-Wow celebration and recognized again in 1979 as an American Bicentennial tree. The tree has become Gladstone’s city emblem and since 1967 has been given annual care to help prolong its life.

Tree Facts

• Approx. height: 70′
• Age: Approx. 230 years
• Circumference: 7′
• Dedicated on: August 7, 2004
• Crown: 80′

Location: On West Clackamas Blvd. between Bellevue and Beatrice in Gladstone.