Trees of Merit
Trees of Merit are trees that were nominated as Heritage Trees, though for various reasons, did not receive the Heritage Tree designation. These noteworthy trees are worth a visit!
Species |
Location |
Comments |
American elm (Ulmus americana) |
SW Market (between SW 11th & 12th Ave.) |
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7921 SE 31st Ave. |
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NW 20th Ave. & Everett |
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Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) |
1040 SE 78th |
Height 68', Spread 80.5', Circumference 8.5' |
Black walnut (Juglans nigra) |
910 N Fremont |
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SE 21st Ave. & Brooklyn |
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3437 SW Kelly Ave. |
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Carolina poplar (Populus x canadensis) |
2606 SE 43rd Ave. |
2 trees |
Cherry (Prunus avium) |
1565 SE Umatilla |
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Cherry (Prunus spp.) |
6726 SE 17th Ave. |
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Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) |
9519 SW 2nd Ave. |
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Common horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) |
4044 NE 32nd Pl. |
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Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) |
6805 NE 32nd Ave. |
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Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara) |
3210 NE Shaver |
5 trees in the right-of-way. Height 80'. |
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) |
Powell Butte Nature Park (16160 SE Powell Blvd., 45E 29.273 N, 122E 30.769 W) |
Height 160', Circumference 20' |
8912 SE Claybourne |
Located next to the first home built in Lents |
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7425 SE 17th Ave |
In backyard; Height 110', Circumference 11', Spread 55' |
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European beech (Fagus sylvatica) |
SE 47th Ave. & Stark |
In parking lot |
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) |
3640 SW Dosch Rd. |
Seedling brought from California by Dr. Meyers, first dean of the University of Oregon Medical School, and planted at his house in 1926 |
2738 SE 19th Ave. |
3 trees planted in the 1940s |
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2336 SW Osage |
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3010 NE Holladay |
4 trees planted in the right- of-way in the 1950s |
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2331 SW Cactus Dr. |
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Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) |
703 NE 69th Ave. |
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Japanese snowbell (Styrax japonicus) |
4185 SW Council Crest Dr. |
Planted in the early 1950s by landscape architect Barbara Fealy |
London planetree (Platanus x acerifolia) |
5622 N Boston Ave. |
2 trees |
5420 SE 40th Ave. |
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Monkey puzzle (Araucaria araucana) |
3122 NE 47th Ave. |
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Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) |
6411 SW Dover |
8 trees |
337 SW Kingston Ave. |
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3644 NE Flanders |
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Oregon myrtle (Umbellularia californica) |
7216 N Oatman Ave. |
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9236 N Seneca |
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Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana) |
Willamette Park (SW Macadam Ave. & Nebraska) |
17 trees along the eastern edge |
255 SE 33rd Ave. |
in backyard; Height 75' Circumference 12.1', Spread 90' |
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Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) |
4521 SE Clay |
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Spanish chestnut (Castanea sativa) |
600 SE 55th Ave. |
This tree possibly remains from the late 1800s Prettyman Nursery (SE 55th was originally named Prettyman Ave.) |
Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) |
1510 SE 57th Ave. |
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4262 NE Senate |
2 trees |
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9833 N Ivanhoe |
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Umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata) |
2416 NE 20th Ave. |
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Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) |
N Lombard & Columbia Blvd. |
Grave site of Fred Ramsey, who died in 1895 (Ramsey Lake is named after him) |
2315 NE 53rd Ave. |
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Yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava) |
2416 NE 20th Ave. |
2 trees |