Located on private property and behind a gated fence (accessible during daylight hours) is a placard that reads:
Beall Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
In 1863, on this site, Robert Vinton Beall, an Oregon Trail pioneer and relative to four Maryland governors, built one of the first frame buildings in Jackson County, a Gothic Revival house that is listed on the National Historic Register. Beall and his brother Thomas were eventually to become Jackson County's most prosperous farmers. In 1864, Robert Beall planted this Illinois black walnut to commemorate his marriage to Ann Maria Riddle.
Circumference: 20 feet, 10 inches
Height: 115 feet
Crown Spread: 105 feet
Approximate Age: 145 years
Oregon Heritage Tree
This tree is one of many throughout the state that are part of the Oregon Heritage Tree Program.