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PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES
HERITAGE TREE PROGRAM
Trees provide aesthetic, economic, and environmental benefits to the City of Lake Oswego.
Trees are also an important part of the city’s living heritage; they help create the distinctive
community character that we pass along to future generations.
W HY A H ERITAGE T REE P ROGRAM?
The City of Lake Oswego’s Heritage Tree Program was established in 1997 to help foster
appreciation and increase awareness about the contribution of trees to the city’s history and
heritage. The purpose of the program is to educate citizens about the importance of trees
through protection and recognition.
W HAT IS A H ERITAGE T REE?
Heritage Trees are trees of landmark importance. A Heritage Tree is designated as a landmark
based on its age, size, species, horticultural quality, and its importance in the historical, cultural,
environmental, and physical landscape.
H OW C AN Y OU G ET I NVOLVED?
Anyone can nominate a tree on either public or private property for Heritage Tree designation
with the property owner's signature. Nominations for trees on City-owned property require the
City Manager's review and signature. To nominate a tree, complete the Heritage Tree
Nomination Form. Feel free to attach extra sheets if necessary to answer the questions
completely.
Once the application form is submitted, a certified arborist examines the health and condition of
the nominated tree(s). Applications are then reviewed by the Parks, Recreation and Natural
Resources Advisory Board (PRNAB) for designation. PRNAB typically reviews applications
annually in February.
O NCE IT’S O FFICIAL
Once a tree is designated, a plaque is installed near the tree and it is added to the Heritage Tree
Story Map and brochure. The property owner is also asked to record the tree’s designation on
the land title, which bestows protection upon the tree. (A Heritage Tree may be removed, if
necessary, under a Type II, Dead, Hazard, or Emergency Tree Removal Permit.) New Heritage
Trees are celebrated during Arbor Month, in April.
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H ERITAGE T REE P RESERVATION G RANTS
To support the long-term preservation of designated Heritage Trees, the City offers grants to
assist property owners with costs of Heritage Tree care and maintenance services performed by
qualified tree care specialists. Heritage Tree Preservation Grant funding may be used to
diagnose, treat, manage and care for designated Heritage Trees.
F OR M ORE I NFORMATION
For more information about Lake Oswego’s Heritage Tree Program, contact the Department of
Planning and Building Services at (503) 635-0290, or visit our website at
http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/planning/heritage-tree-program.
LAKE OSWEGO HERITAGE TREES
Year of
Dedication Species Address Owner
1 1998 Oregon white oak
(stand) West end of Galen Road Private
2 1998 deodar cedar (2) 302 Furnace Street Private
3 1998 Oregon white oak 1421 Greentree Circle Private
4 1998 giant sequoia 16686 Maple Circle Private
5 1998 Douglas-fir 141 Leonard Street (Peg Tree) Private
6 1998 black walnut 1018 Laurel Street Private
7 1998 black walnut 13041 Knaus Road (ROW) Public
8 1998 western redcedar Between 868 and 832 9th Street (ROW) Public
11 1999 European beech 1250 Sunningdale Road Private
12 1999 Douglas-fir Adjacent to 642 Iron Mountain Boulevard (ROW) Public
13 2001 giant sequoia 3025 Stonebridge Way Private
14 2006 Douglas-fir (stand) Lake Grove Fire District #57 – 16400 Bryant Road Private
15 2008 coast redwood (2) In front of 3060 Glenmorrie Drive (ROW) Public
16 2008 Douglas-fir Lake Grove Elementary –15777 Boones Ferry
Road Private
17 2008 European white
birch 1117 Spruce Street Private
18 2008 Oregon white oak 1305 Cornell Street Private
19 2009 giant sequoia Firlane Property – 195 Rosemont Road Public
20 2009 ponderosa pine Firlane Property – 195 Rosemont Road Public
21 2010 Douglas-fir (stand) 5655 SW Kenny Street Private
22 2010 camperdown elm Intersection of McVey Avenue and Oak Street
(ROW) Public
23 2010 American elm 706 6th Street Private
24 2011 Douglas-fir George Rogers Park – 611 S. State Street Public
26 2012 Douglas-fir Intersection of Country Club Road and C Avenue
(ROW) Public
27 2012 Oregon white oak East Waluga Park – 15505 Quarry Road Public
28 2013 Douglas-fir 208 Durham Street Private
29 2013 Oregon white oak Across from 17615 Bryant Road (ROW) Public
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30 2014 saucer magnolia 2211 Fernwood Circle Private
31 2014 Oregon white oak 38 Da Vinci Street (rear of lot on public path) Private
32 2014 ginkgo 3rd Street between 568 and 590 (ROW) Public
33 2015 sycamore (2) 16584 Roosevelt Avenue Private
34 2015 giant sequoia 14145 Redwood Court Private
35 2015 madrone Oswego Pioneer Cemetery (behind the Johnson
plot along the gravel road near the exit) Private
37 2017 pacific dogwood Oswego Pioneer Cemetery (behind Shipley plot
along gravel road near exit) Private
38 2019 Oregon white oak 1127 Cedar Street Private
39 2020 coast redwood 905 Laurel Street Private
40 2020 Douglas fir 937 F Avenue Private
41 2021 Japanese zelkova 3209 Lake Grove Avenue Private
42 2024 scarlet oak 1001 Hoodview Lane Private
43 2024 giant sequoia 715 4th Street Private
44 2024 coast redwood (2) 1805 Glenmorrie Terrace Private
45 2025 Douglas-fir (stand) 605 10th Street Public
46 2026 Norway spruce 806 6th Street Private
Four previously designated Heritage Trees no longer exist, including:
#10 American elm on First Street between B & C Avenues failed in February 2019.
#25 coast redwood at 785 9th Street suffered a catastrophic codominant leader failure in 2021
and the remaining tree was removed due to hazardous condition.
#36 scarlet oak at 15100 Boones Ferry Road completely uprooted in December 2022.
#9 a sugar maple at the corner of 3rd Street and C Avenue was removed in 2024 due to severe and
progressive decline despite on-going treatments.