Cedar Mill:Heritage trees at Young House

Way back in September, when I wrote about the Dosch Yellow Bellflower Apple, I mentioned that three trees at the Young House in Beaverton were getting a marker.

https://beavertonvalleytimes.com/2025/04/24/3-cedar-mill-fruit-trees-added-to-state-heritage-tree-list/ 

We have seen the marker now! 

I admit that I thought there would be one marker per tree, so you would know which was which.

I am pretty sure that the tallest one is the Shellbark Hickory, but I think it was the Bartlett Pear that had a stash of possibly hickory nuts in its hollow.

Probably squirrel-related hi-jinks.

As it is, there is not a lot of information about them. One article from 2023 says the only remnants of the late 19th century orchard are the apple and the pear.

https://cedarmillnews.com/article/0623-history-news/ 

The article is about using scion wood from those two trees to clone new saplings. Apparently they did not do this with the hickory, but whether that was because there would be less demand or the tree was not suitable, they do not say; they just pretend the hickory tree doesn't exist. 

Well it got mentioned in the article, so there! 

Really, something like 150 years later, all of these trees are survivors.

COVID: This is very outdoors and I can't imagine it ever getting that crowded.

Accessibility: The area around the house and trees is not paved, and is a little bumpy and prone to mud. There are some very nice trails nearby, though, I believe associated with Cedar Mill Creek Overlook Park, and you could view the house and trees from those trails, or from the parking lot of the Cedar Mill Bible Church.

https://oregontic.com/oregon-heritage-trees/jqa-young-house-fruit-trees/