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Heritage Tree Tour

	#1 Oregon White Oak stand *(Quercus garryana)* 28 Crestfield Court Private property Registered 1998 The Oregon White Oak is the only native oak species in the Willamette Valley. This is one of the few intact Oregon white oak groves in Lake Oswego.
# 2 Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) 302 Furnace Street Private property Registered 1998 These Deodar Cedars are native from Tibet to Afghanistan. The name means “Timber of the Gods”. The cedars anchor the corner and contribute to the character of the Old Town neighborhood.
	# 3 White Oak (Quercus garryana) 1421 Greentree Circle Private property Registered 1998 This Heritage Tree is an excellent example of a single White Oak and is one of the oldest in the area.
# 4 Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) 16686 Maple Circle Private property *Registered 1998* This Giant Sequoia is an exceptionally well-shaped tree that serves as a natural landmark in this neighborhood.
	# 5 Douglas Fir (*Pseudotsuga menziesii) 141 Leonard Street* Private property Dedicated 1967 Registered 1998 This magnificent Douglas-fir is also known as the Peg Tree. A lantern was hung from a peg on the tree to provide light for early town meetings. This tree is registered as a Heritage Tree with the State of Oregon.
# 6 Black Walnut (*Juglans nigra) 1018 Laurel Street* Private property Registered 2000 This Black Walnut has an excellent shape and canopy spread. The largest black walnut in the U.S. is on Sauvie Island, Portland, standing 130’ high.
	# 7 Black Walnut (*Juglans nigra) 13017 Knaus Street* Private property Registered 1998 This Black Walnut provides desirable habitat for wildlife. Walnuts are highly valuable due to the difficulty of extracting them from their hard outer shell.
# 8 Western Redcedar (*Thuja plicata) Between 868 and 832 9th St.* Private property Registered 1998 This Western Redcedar is a well-shaped and symmetrical example of a native conifer in an urban environment.
	# 9 Sugar Maple (*Acer saccharum) Third and C Streets* Private property Registered 1998 This is one of the few Sugar Maples in the area. This tree is an excellent specimen of the hardwood normally found in the Northeast. During the autumn, the leaves of this tree turn vibrant colors.
# 10 American Elm (*Ulmus americana) First Street,* between B & C St. Public property *Registered 1998* This Heritage Tree is native to central and eastern North America. One of the few large American Elm trees in Lake Oswego, it is a landmark tree in the First Addition Neighborhood.
	# 11 European Beech (*Fagus sylvatica) 1250 Sunningdale Road* Private property Registered 2000 Common to Eastern states, this European Beech has a large canopy spread and is a good shade tree.
# 12 Douglas Fir (*Pseudotsuga menziesii) 501 Country Club Road* Public property Registered 1999 This Douglas-fir is a large and excellent example of a native conifer thriving in an urban environment.
	# 13 Giant Sequoia *(Sequoiadendron giganteum) 3025 Stonebridge Way* Private property Registered 2001 Planted in the 1880’s by notable resident and founder of Portland General Electric P.F. Morey, this Giant Sequoia has an impressive ten foot diameter trunk.
# 14 Douglas Fir Grove (*Pseudotsuga menziesii) Lake Grove Fire District* Public property Registered 2007 This handsome grove of mature Douglas-firs is comprised of 45 mature trees. It is one of the finest examples of an intact grove in Lake Oswego.
	# 15 Coast Redwoods (*Sequoia sempervirens) 3060 Glenmorrie Drive* Public property Registered 2008 Commonly called the California Redwood, these two trees bookend a driveway in the Glenmorrie Neighborhood and were planted approximately 75 years ago by the nearby property owner’s parents. Redwoods are the tallest and among the longest living trees in the world, thriving for up to 2,200 years.
# 16 Douglas Fir (*Pseudotsuga menziesii) Lake Grove Elementary School* 15777 Boones Ferry Road Public property Registered 2008 This Doug-fir is in excellent health and a good example of an open-grown canopy. The tree has survived several land-use changes over the years and managed to avoid the catastrophe of a fire that consumed nearby Lake Grove Elementary School in 1948.
	# 17 European Birch (*Betula pendula) 1117 Spruce Street* Private property Registered 2008 This tree is an excellent specimen of its kind, and has lived a long and pest-free life compared to its European Birch counterparts. The tree features unique buttressing in the branch attachments.
# 18 Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) 195 Rosemont Rd. Public property Registered 2009 This species is native to western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, but grows very well throughout the PNW. These trees are very long-lived and can reach massive sizes. The largest tree in the world (by volume) is a giant sequoia found in Sequoia N.P., California. The name “sequoia” is thought to be named after the Cherokee Chief Sequoyah.
	# 19 Willamette Valley Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa var. willamettensis) 195 Rosemont Rd. Public property Registered 2009 This subspecies of ponderosa pine is well adapted to the wet conditions of the Willamette Valley. It used to be widespread throughout the region, often occurring with Oregon white oak. Oak-pine woodlands were dependent on fire to keep Douglas-fir and other coniferous forests from encroaching. Through ecological succession and land use changes, much of the Valley pine is now gone.

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