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Oregon's
Coast is home to four Heritage Trees. Click images for a larger
view.
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1.
Captain Flavel Trees
 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 laurel, pear, and four cork elms. The Captain
had acquired most of these unique trees from his many voyages to places
all over the world, his beautiful grounds reflecting his love of trees
and nature.
The Flavel Trees can be found surrounding the Historic Flavel House
at 441 8th Street, Astoria.
Approximate Age: 115 years
Dedicated: April 9, 2004 |
2.
Klootchy Creek Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
 This
is the biggest tree in Oregon, the largest Sitka Spruce in the nation
and the first tree to be designated an official Oregon Heritage Tree.
It started as a seedling shortly after the signing of the Magna Carta
in the year 1215 and is now a living legacy of the primeval coastal
old growth rain forests of the Pacific Northwest. The tree also provides
a significant heritage component, denoting the cultural identity of
the people of the region. It is located on Highway 26 2.5 miles east
the junction of Highway 101 in Klootchy Creek County Park, Clatsop,
County.
Height: 216'
Diameter: 17'
Circumference: 56'
Crown Spread: 93'
Approximate Age: 750+ years
Dedicated: April 11, 1997
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22.
Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)
 Seeds
for this non-native tree were brought here by an unknown settler,
but this particular tree was transplanted to its present location
by Harrison Blake when he built his house in the 1850's. Although
this tree was surpassed in 1996 as the largest of its species in
the nation, it still holds that distinction within the state.
The nearby Blake home, now housing the Chetco Valley Museum, is
the oldest house in the Chetco Valley. This home also served as
the post office and as a stagecoach stop.
Harrison Blake had the distinction of serving as the first member
of the Oregon House of Representatives from southern Curry County
in 1874, and as postmaster of the Chetco Post Office.
This tree is located in the front yard of the Chetco Valley Museum
in Harbor, Oregon.
Height: 99'
Circumference: 34'
Average Crown Spread: 106'
Approximate Age: 152 years
Dedicated: August 2, 2003
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23.
Bombsite Tree (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. The tree is located nineteen miles east of Brookings,
Siskiyou National Forest, Bombsite Trail 1118 (one mile from trail
head). Take Curry County Road 808 to Forest Road 1205 to Spur 260.
Dedicated: April 7, 2001 |
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