An Excellent Preservation of an Oregon White Oak

摘要

The following is a 2005 Excellence in Arboriculture Award winner in the Tree Maintenance category. The Excellence Awards will be presented and on display at TCI EXPO in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 9-11, 2005. he goal of this project was to assess and, if possible, preserve a 250 year old Oregon white oak at Oak Ridge Estates, a residential development. The Oregon white oak, Quercus garryan- na, was preserved due to its age (estimated at 250 years old) and large size (64-inch diameter and 120-feet tall). It is situated in a park on the homeowners' association property.