Crown Apple Tree 1 June 2019
The tree is about 20 feet tall and the branches tend to be pendulous (if that's a correct term) - somewhat like a weeping willow tree - in previous years the tree only set a few apples (about a dozen), but this year the fruit set was tremendous - hundreds of tiny apples everywhere on the tree. Overhead, about 60 to 80 feet above the tree, is the canopy of a community of Oregon White Oak trees (Quercus garryana). The Crown Apple Tree is situated at the southern edge of the canopy. The community of Oregon White Oaks is still quite large in this area (Gladstone, Oregon), but sadly many healthy trees are cut down by new property owners, not knowing their age or value - either too young to know, or too unconcerned to bother finding out anything about them. Being an old-timer here, I do the best I can to educate anyone with the time to listen - many (but not all) of the younger people tend to get uneasy if someone like me talks to them about the value of these oaks, but as long as they will listen I will be happy to talk about them and show them documentation (publications, etc.). I have two large Oregon White Oaks here on my property, both are Clackamas County Heritage Trees.
