Preserving the spectacular 'Heritage Trees' of Portland | Oregon Field Guide

Portland’s Heritage Tree program began in 1993 to recognize and preserve trees with special significance to the city by virtue of their size, age, type, or horticulture or history. We follow the selection committee made up of citizens and botanical experts as they assess this year’s nominees, with special concentration on the Zahner family’s southern Catalpa tree.
This story originally broadcast on Feb. 17, 2011.
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[@MrTwenty20video]

This was much more interesting than I thought it would be. But I pay attention to trees. So it figures I'd like it.

[@ajbrown2845]

I love this program and was saddened when Portland's first heritage tree (and the oldest elm in the state??) had to be taken down last month because of damage. It was kinda cool to see the committee at work determining who this year's heritage trees will be. thanx for another great video, OPB

[@SpecialSP]

I spent a big part of my childhood climbing in a magnificent copper beech near Boston. After my parents sold the house when dad retired, the new owners cut it down to make a tennis court. The lot was almost 2 acres. Plenty of space for their f*çking tennis court!

[@r8chlletters]

I loved to see this! We need more thoughtful programs like this to preserve what makes our places beautiful and vibrant.

[@movaughn20]

I would love to learn more on how to properly prune my Beech tree. I'm about ready to rent a lift cut it back, prevent it from becoming a hazard. Appears to be around 75 years old.

[@paulgroth3345]

You need to get someone different to measure. It was just under 12 ft

[@lutomson3496]

that is so cool i have a valley oak tree that is over 400 years old in my front yard we dont have heritage tree preservation at all so it can be cut down if I sell my house good for Portland!

[@JoellePretty]

😠😠😠

[@jackspaeth7144]

Love some pretty trees. But they make it so you can’t redevelop property where they are, at the very least it makes it extremely challenging. Given the housing crisis it’s a little disappointing. Given where they are located too, it seems like a real externality is that wealthy neighborhoods will limit housing development.

[@r8chlletters]

A good architect can work about established trees-and should.

[@Mr.Spanky]

And you said Portland was over look how beautiful it is and not a homeless person on the waterfront looking up for the politics and economics

[@doughoblitt4642]

Thank goodness my taxes are paying to save trees. Trees are amazing, cant live without them. Sarcasm if you didnt notice

[@r8chlletters]

Many of us feel trees should be preserved and worth a lot more than most people

[@lutomson3496]

I pay a lot of taxes and pay for stupid crap like west nile stuff for the horse people where I dont even have standing water...

[@twagoner21]

@@lutomson3496 get off my lawn

[@twagoner21]

actually, we literally can't live without them. Let me guess....you don't like spending money on education either.