Beall Black Walnut - Central Point, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 42° 21.749 W 122° 54.606
10T E 507402 N 4690027
A historic tree stands next to a historic house.
Waymark Code: WM100NQ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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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.

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Historic Event:
This tree was planted to commemorate a marriage and is on the grounds of one of the first frame buildings in Jackson County.

Year: 1864

Species: Black Walnut

Approximate Age: 154

Location: Central Point
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