Oregon White Oak Tree Planting- Workshop

Celebrate Lake Oswego Arbor Month with a community tree-planting event! 

Join Parks & Recreation staff to learn about Oregon white oaks and practice proper planting techniques by helping to plant new trees in beautiful Woodmont Park. All ages welcome. This event is supported with grant funding from Oregon Community Trees. 

Dress for weather and wear close-toed shoes. No restrooms. Parking is limited, please carpool, walk or ride your bike to the event. 

Call 503-534-5438 or email stewardship@lakeoswego.city for free registration.

Help us enjoy, appreciate and grow these important Oregon natives!

More about Oregon white oak:

Oregon white oak is one of only four deciduous oaks native to the West Coast. The massive, branching trunks and broad crowns of old white oaks are characteristic features of valley woodlands in the Pacific Northwest. Mature Oregon white oaks can be 50 to 90 ft tall and may live 500 years.

During the 1800’s oak savanna was a common sight in the Willamette Valley. Mature oaks provided an abundance of food for the Kalapuya Indians, who used the tree’s acorns to make acorn meal. 

An important aspect about all native plants and trees in general is their ability to provide much-needed habitat for wildlife. Oregon white oaks provide favorable habitat to a number of important wildlife types, including the western gray squirrel, which is listed as threatened in Washington and sensitive in Oregon - and to many birds, including dark-eyed juncos, goldfinches, nuthatches, wild turkeys, and acorn and pileated woodpeckers.