Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Historic Salem #4G: Star Trees

IMG_3277 Star Trees at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon on September 4, 2006
Willamette University Star Trees on September 4, 2006

The Willamette University Star Trees are giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) that were planted by the Class of 1942 in honor of Willamette University's 100th anniversary. Since 1997, the university has lighted the trees from mid-December to January, making them the tallest Christmas trees on an American college campus. As of 2003, when the trees were 61 years old, they were 154 feet high with a circumference of 21 feet, 6 inches.

IMG_3276 Star Trees Plaque at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon on September 4, 2006
Willamette University Star Trees Plaque on September 4, 2006

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