keizer trees of history and interest

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KEIZER TREES OFHISTORYAND INTEREST

Kentucky Coffee Tree, Gymnocladus dioicusRainbow Court @ Chemawa Road NE

Uncommon, fall color.

Eastern Redbud,Cercis Canadensis,5353 Verda Lane, 5291 Arcade, and5451 Kafir Drive NE. Spring flowers.

Katsura Tree, Cercidphyllum japonicum5355 Verda Lane NE

Spring new growth, fall color.

NATIVE

PacificDogwood,Cornus

nuttalliii997Dearborn,also oncorner ofArcade &Kalmia.Spring & falflowers, fallcolor.

Tanyosyho Pine, Pinus densifloraUmbraculifera 5394 Verda Lane NE.

Interesting structure, colorful bark.

Pin Oak, Quercus palustris,Claggett Creek Park south end alongDearborn. Fine specimens, fall color.


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Silk or Mimosa Tree,Albizia julibrissin

103 Dearborn Avenue NE. 2 trees

NATIVE Oregon Bigleaf Maple,Acermacrophyllum Intersection of Dearborn &Paulette another good sized specimen at

Wallace House Park

Cutleaf EuropeanBirch

Betula pendulacutleaf

Planted alongLinda Avenue NE

Big leafMagnolia

Magnoliamacrophylla,

357 Dearborn

Large leaves,large summerflowers.Possibly thebest specimenin Salem-

Keizer area.

Monkey PuzzleTree

Araucaria araucana

4923 Delight 5362 Newberg 854 Orchard .

Unusual conifer.

NATIVE

Western RedCedar

Thuja plicata

629 Dearborn

Uncommonlyused conifer.


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Smoke Tree, Cotinus coggygria,

4687 Rivercrest Street NSpring flowers, summer seeds, fall color.

Northern Red Oak, Quercus rubra, cornerVentura Street N & Shoreline Drive N

Large, beautiful form, fall color.

Empress Tree, Princess Tree, Paulowniatomentosum, 5395 Joan Drive N. Heavy bloomof lavender trumpet-shaped flowers in spring.

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia

indica

4230 ShorelineDrive N. Latesummer to fallvery colorfulflowers, beautifubark.

NATIVE

Port Orford Cedar

Chamaecyparis

lawsoniana

Shoreline Drive N.4475 Delight StreetN4720 Delight StreetN Hedge alongEvans. Beautifulfoliage.

American Chestnut, Castanea dentate,410 Evans Avenue N. This is a rare tree. InEastern US it has been almost completely

obliterated by Chestnut blight.


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Tulip Tree

Liriodendron

tulipifer

623 Maine NE

Great specimen.Late springflowers,attractivefoliage, yellowfall color.

Weeping GiantSequoiaSequoiadendron

giganteum

Pendulum

703 Maine Street

Many plantedtogether.. Perhapsa school project?

Akebono Flowering Cherry, Prunus lisitanica672 Maine NE

Heavy shell-pink flowers in spring, fall color. Golden Weeping Willow, Salix alba Tristis1630 Chemawa Road NE

Attractive foliage and form.

Ferrills Crimson Flowering Crabapple,MalusFerrills Crimson Rainbow Court, ChemawaRoad NE (Locally developed and selected byEd Ferrill, Ferrills Nursery, Keizer, probablybefore 1960; not best flowering crabapple,

flowers attractive)

Giant Sequoia

Sequoiadendron

giganteum

McNary Golf Club1297 Dearborn557 Dearborn5185 Verda


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Specimen H/D Address CommentAbies grandis (Oregon Native)

Grand Fir99/35 BiMart, Cherry

AvenueUnbelievably high grand fir incultivation

Acer macrophyllum (Oregon Native)

Oregon Big Leaf Maple102/62 Wallace House Park Good sized tree for this species

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore68/38 771 Dietz Ave NE May be the best specimen in the

Salem Keizer areaAcer shirasawanum Aureum

Golden Fullmoon Maple

6/20 254 Juedes N A small tree; quite rare; sought

after. Only one in the area.Castanea dentate

American Chestnut38/39 410 Evans N This is a rare tree. In eastern US

has almost been completelyobliterated by the Chestnutblight.

Clerodendrum trichotomum

Harlequin Glorybower13/22 791 Moneda Ct. N Possibly the biggest specimen in

the Salem/Keizer areaCotinus coggygria

Smoke Tree15/28 4675 Rivercrest N Excellent specimen

Crataegus suksdorfil (Oregon

Native)

Black Hawthorn

35/23 Cherry Ave NE Excellent specimen

Juglans nigra

Black Walnut96/51 5220 Joan Drive Excellent specimen

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Tree87/94 623 Maine NE Huge tree. Excellent specimen

Magnolia grandiflora

Evergreen Magnolia50/30 4735 Harcourt Possibly the largest specimen in

Salem/Keizer areaMalus Ferrills Crimson

Ferrills Crimson Crabapple13/10 Rainbow Court along

Chemawa Road NEThis tree was developed byKeizer resident and nurserymanBill Ferrill about 60-70 years ago.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood50/34 4372 Thorman NE Excellent deciduous conifer. Not

many around. This may be theonly one in Keizer.

Pinus sabiniana

Digger/Gray Pine73/43 700 Dietz Ave NE Grows in southern Oregon. This

may be the only specimenoutside of southern Oregon.Nice specimen. Huge cones.Woodier than pine cones.

Prunus x subhirtella Pendula

Weeping Higan Cherry14/21 1858 Claxter Drive Very old tree. Perhaps 100

years old.Quercus garryana

Oregon White Oak94/54 5435 Bundy Ave N

4845 Verda Lane NEVerda specimen may be oldesttree in Keizer

Sequoiadendron giganteum

Giant Sequoia145/55 557 Dearborn Ave N Many planted together. Perhaps

a school planting project?Sequoiadendron giganteum

Pendulum

Weeping Giant Sequoia

50/17 703 Maine This is an unusual tree acharacter tree. Good sized.Only one other in Salem/Keizerarea that may be larger. Greatspecimen.

Trachycarpus fortunei

Windmill Palm25/12 1613 Chemawa NE Many being planted around the

city. This palm does well in thisarea.

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