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Thank you for participating in this Tree Walk!Trees for Seattle, a program of the City of Seattle, is dedicated to growing and maintaining healthy,awe- inspiring trees in Seattle. Trees build strong communities by: Making our streets friendlier places to walk and bike Soaking up rainwater to keep our streams, lakes, and Puget Sound clean Calming traffic, helping to avoid accidents Cleaning our air, making it easier to breathe And much more!Seattle’s urban forest depends on you! 2/3 of Seattle’s trees are planted around homes and maintainedby residents. Without those trees, Seattle would be a sad place. Working together, we can have anurban forest that is healthy and growing.You can get involved in many ways: Attend a Tree Walk: We host free monthly tours of the unique and beautiful trees in neighborhoodsacross Seattle. Self-guided versions are also available on our website. Volunteer: Our volunteers lead Tree Walks with friends and neighbors and participate in fun eventslike Tree Stewardship work parties to help keep trees healthy and thriving. You can commit for anhour or a lifetime. Everyone is welcome. Plant a Tree: Our Trees for Neighborhoods project supports Seattle residents in planting treesaround their homes by providing support, free trees, and workshops.For more information on our work and how you can get involved:Visit: www.Seattle.gov/treesCall: 206-615-1668Email: treeambassador@seattle.govFollow Trees for Seattle on Facebook and Instagram
High Point Tree WalkIn partnership with Trees for Seattle, Seattle Housing Authority and Open SpaceAssociation, we created our first ever tree walk in High Point. This tree walk will highlightour heritage trees along with different varieties of trees that we have. We welcome you toSeattle’s first green mixed income neighborhood!Tree Walk begins at Neighborhood House Parking Lot next to the Sports court.DBH and height recorded on 03/22/2021Tree#1Common NameBotanic NameAddressOwnershipRiver BirchBetula nigraBehind 6400Sylvan Way SWHeight: 74.5’DBH: 7”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociationTree DescriptionsNotesOur tree walk in High Point starts in theNeighborhood house. A bounty of riverbirch that lines the neighborhood houseparking lot. (Dry flaky skin or bark helpskeep its resistance against insects so,as much as you want to, please don’tpeel it.) River birch is resistant to bronzebirch borer, a devastating insect that iskilling Himalayan white birch andEuropean white birch throughoutSeattle. Colorful bark. Heat resistant.Tough urban tree.Stroll across the back of theneighborhood house to Lanham wayand you’ll find the Norway maple.2Norway MapleAcerplatanoidesHigh PointCommons ParkHeight: 30’DBH: 25”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociationNative from Scandanavia throughEastern Europe to Russia. Widely usedas street and park trees at one time.Have been known to be invasive.Leaves exude milky sap from stemwhen pulled off a branch. All mapleshave opposite branching. This majesticmaple during fall will have bright orangeand burgundy leaves.Next, head north on Lanham way andyou’ll find our beautiful Blue Atlas cedar.Photos
3True CedarCedrus sp.High PointCommons ParkHeight: 29’DBH: 42.5”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociation4Fruit for theFutureSouth of beegardenCared for byOpen SpaceAssociation5GinkgoGinkgo bilobaSW Graham Steast of 31st AveSWHeight: 26’DBH: 10”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociationThis Cedar is in a natural bowl wheresometimes gets filled with water. Thismakes one of the healthiest Cedar wehave in High Point. Could be a BlueAtlas cedar. Could be a Cedar ofLebanon. Some taxonomists think thatBlue Atlas cedar is a subspecies of theCedar of Lebanon. Tree ID can betricky. Cedar of Lebanon is native tosouthwestern Asia and is the nationalemblem of Lebanon on both its flag andcoat of arms. The Blue Atlas cedar hasbeautiful blue foliage. Barrel shapedcones. Ancient Egyptians used oilextracted from the wood for embalming,cosmetics, perfumes, incense andmedicinal purposes. Before hittingGraham, make a right and stroll alongthe side of the bee garden and you’llfind the fruits that we just planted withCity fruit for the future.These are the new additions of fruits forHigh Point, they have kiwis, Asian pear,cherries, plums and figs. Come back infive years to pick some fruit with us.At the northern part of the CommonsPark by the bee garden, make a rightbefore hitting Graham.After leaving the orchard and making aright, you will hit the Graham’s gallery ofGinkgoes. The longest continuousexisting species on earth (fossil recordstestify that Gingko existed over 200million years). It is actually a deciduousconifer. Seeds and leaves used inChinese medicine. Beautiful yellow fallcolor. A tough tree for urbanenvironments due to its lack of pests,tolerance of pollution, and ability to growin confined spaces. Continue your pathon Graham until you met Big Papa theBig Leaf Maple, as the name implies, hewill be hard to miss.
6Big Leaf MapleAcermacrophyllum6035 29th AveSWHeight: 48.5’DBH: 48”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociation7CornelianCherryDogwoodCornus mas2815 SWGraham StHeight: 10’DBH: 2.5”Cared for bySeattle h Ave SWnorth of SWGraham StHeight: 16’DBH: 9.5”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociationNickname Big Papa, this big leaf mapleis one of our native maple trees. Of allthe maples in the world, big leaf mapleis the largest and has the largest leaves.The flowers produced in spring areedible.At the opposite corner of Big Papa, youwill find our Cornelian CherryDogwoods.Native to central and southern Europe.This is not a cherry. It is a dogwood.The flower doesn’t look like a typicaldogwood with its oversized white bracts.The fruit is a cherry-red color and isedible yet sour. “The cherry that is not acherry tree, the Cornelian CherryDogwood.”Make a left after Big Papa onto 29th Aveand you will see a concatenate ofKatsura trees.Native to Japan and China. Leaves areheart shaped. Not drought tolerant. Thefallen leaves in autumn produce a sweetcotton candy fragrance.Now this is a tricky part. You might missthese lovely oaks since they are in ahidden park in High Point. Between6010 and 6016, there’s a small path thatleads towards this park.
9Red OakQuercus rubraBack yard of6010 and 601629th Ave SWHeight: 69’DBH: 41”Cared for byOpen iana2818 SWRaymond StHeight: 71’DBH: 37.5”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociation11Austrian BlackPinePinus nigra6000 31st AveSWHeight: 31.5’DBH: 27.5”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociationNative to eastern North America. Alarge tree in Seattle that can provide alot of benefits like wildlife habitat, shade,and stormwater runoff control.These redoaks require a gap in the canopy togrow to maturity. Red oak is a rapidlygrowing, long-lived tree. The oldest ofthe red oaks may live to 300 to 500years of age, but these are theexceptions. The average age of mostred oaks today is less than that. Strollout the other entrance of the hiddenpark onto Raymond street, you will findwhere “X” marks the spot with ourlawson cypress.This is the beautiful blue green tree,also known as the Port Orford cedarafter the area in Oregon where it grows.Beautiful blue-green foliage. Identifiedby white “X” markings on the underside.The fruit is a round blue-green spherethat turns brown. There are over 100different cultivars of this species.Susceptible to a root disease calledphytophthora that is killing it throughoutSeattle and its native range. Headtowards Viewpoint Park (West) and youwill come across the Austrian black pineon your left before 31st Ave SW.These are resilient pines that made itsway from southern Europe all the way toAfrica. And just like us, with age itspreads out. Native to southern Europefrom Spain to Turkey as well as northAfrica. It has dark green needles inbundles of two. Starts off conical andbecomes more open with age. Widelyplanted throughout Seattle. TheAustrian black pine works well forwindbreaks. Features dark greenneedles grown in bundles of two thatsometimes curve or twist slightly. Enterthe Viewport Park, right next to thePlayground, you will see a tree that isnamed after a Flower.
12Tulip TreeLiriodendrontulipiferaViewpoint ParkHeight: 17.5’DBH: 5.5”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociation13Giant SequoiaSequoiadendrongiganteumBack yard of5912 High PointDr SWHeight: 83.5’DBH: 82”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociation14Callery PearPyruscalleryanaHigh Point DrSW east of 30thAve SWHeight: 15’DBH: 7”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociationNative to eastern North America. Flowerlooks like a greenish-yellow tulip withorange markings but, the tree is closelyrelated to magnolias. Leaf looks like theoutline of a cat’s head. Gets to be verylarge. Tulip trees are one of the tallestbroadleaf trees in the eastern UnitedStates. This tree is small now but willgrow large and will have to be replantedin a few years. When you stand at theoverlook at Viewpoint Park, you will seethe tip of one of our largest trees in HighPoint. We invite you to stroll around thepond and head down to McArthur Roadon the other side of the pond and youwill find this Giant Sequoia on the left.One of the most massive long-livedtrees, it grows in the Sierra Mts ofCalifornia. Related to the Coastredwood. In the city, they usually have aperfect pyramidal shape that can berecognized from afar. The GiantSequoia have the thickest bark on earth.These trees are also resistant todiseases. Despite its size, these bigtrees come from small seeds. It showsus that cone size doesn’t matter. Theoldest Giant Sequoia is estimated to be3,200 years old. Back track a little andhit long High Point Drive and headsouth. Along the way, you will see aparade of Callery Pears.Callery pear is native to China, Korea,and Japan. In recent years, pear treesin Seattle have been suffering from aleaf disease known as the pear trellisrust.Key identifiers for Callery Pear,leaves turn reddish purple in the fall.Callery pear is a small to medium-sizedtree with a compact, symmetrical,pyramidal or columnar shape thatspreads to become oval with age. Sorryto disappoint you, these are ornamentalpear trees so no fruit will be found. Keepheading South and you will meet theblack berry bush of trees. TheLombardy Poplar.
15LombardyPoplarPopulus nigra‘Italica’Side yard of5954 High PointDr SWHeight: 75’DBH: 11”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociation16Sugar MapleAcersaccharumAcross thestreet from 6000High Point DrSWHeight: 60.5’DBH: 30.5”Cared for byOpen 800 SWRaymond StHeight: 100’DBH: 64”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociationCommon in Seattle. Fast growing. Anarrow columnar tree with uprightbranches. Bright green leaves turnyellow in the fall. This is a male clonewith reddish catkins. It produces lots ofpollen but not cottony seeds. Typicallyplanted in rows as windbreaks. Cutdown one, others will spread out inother locations nearby. Hit up the slightincline on High Point drive and on yourright, you will find the sweetest tree onsight, our sugar Maple. Yes, this is atree that can be used to make maplesyrup.This is the maple that is commerciallyused to make maple syrup. Has awonderful showy fall color ranging fromyellow to red. In the winter you can tell itfrom other maples by its pointy budsthat are sharp to the touch. Despite itsname, Sugar Maples don’t produce asmuch syrup as you think. Touch don’ttap.Continue of High Point drive where itmeets Raymond and you will find one ofour radiant redwoods, the CoastRedwood.Coast redwoods are the tallest trees onearth. They can grow to over 300’ tall.They grow along the cool and foggyCalifornia coast. The bark is a distinctivereddish-brown and spongy to the touch.They sip on fog and they are climatecrisis fighting superstars. Trees storecarbon dioxide, which makes them animportant ally in fighting climate change.Coast redwoods store more CO2 thanany other forest in the world. The bark isspongy and a reddish. Continue southon High Point drive and you will meetour row of red maples. Yes, anothermaple!
18Red MapleAcer rubrumHigh Point DrSW south of SWGraham StHeight: 21’DBH: 7”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociation19KentuckyCoffee TreeGymnocladusdioica6330 High PointDr SWHeight: 18’DBH: 7”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociation20Douglas FirPseudotsugamenziesii6345 High PointDr SWHeight: 46.5’DBH: 27.5”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociationBranching is opposite. Red flowersbefore leaves come out. Fall colorvaries but is usually a bright red. Maplesare great trees that are overused.Current street tree population is around30%. Urban Forestry recommendationsare for no more than 20% in any onegenus. Diversity is needed. This sectionof High Point is best viewed in the fallwhen these leaves become bright red.Continue your stroll down High Pointdrive to Bataan Park and you will find,an ancient pioneer substitute prior toStarbucks.Be careful, it it’s not fully roasted, it ispoisonous. Native to the AmericanMidwest. It is very course looking inwinter with its minimal branching. Itlooks very fine in summer with its doublycompound leaves (One leaf made up ofmany leaves, each of which is made upof many leaves). The tree’s seeds wereused as a substitute for coffee bypioneers. Continue your stroll towardsBataan park and you will find our DougFir.One of our iconic native conifer trees.This tree is not a true fir. Cones areeasily identified by the three-pointedbracts that look like the hind feet and tailof a mouse protruding between scales.Older trees can develop thick furrowedbark. Coastal Salish groups use thewood for fuel and for tools. The mostimportant timber tree in the US.ADouglas fir can be identified by its soft,dark green/blue needles that radiate inall directions and its sweet fragrance.This tree is important to note because itwas used by the original people of thisland. Once hitting Bataan Park, make aright onto Bataan Street towardsneighborhood house and on the corner,you will see and excellent example ofthe English elm.
21English ElmUlmus procera2801 SWBataan StHeight: TBDDBH: TBDCared for byOpen SpaceAssociation22Incense CedarCalocedrusdecurrens2808 SWBataan StHeight: 28’DBH: 15”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociation23True CedarCedrus sp.6400 30th AveSWHeight: 38.5’DBH: 17”Cared for byOpen SpaceAssociationNative to western and southern Europe.Twigs sometimes develop irregularcorky ridges. This species of elm issusceptible to Dutch elm disease whichwas brought to Europe from Asia. Abeetle that bores into the tree carriesthe disease on its feet. This tree hasbeen treated with a fungicide that wasinjected all around the base to preventinfection. Keep heading back towardsNeighborhood House and you will findour most aromatic evergreen trees.Native to northern California andOregon. When crushed, the foliage isvery fragrant. Once used for makingpencils, hence the other name, pencilcedar.Once the plant is established, it is ableto tolerate extreme temperatures from 30 degrees Fahrenheit to 118 degreesFahrenheit.We want to close this walk with one ofour largest trees on site. The Cedar ofLebanon.Some taxonomists think that Blue Atlascedar is a subspecies of the Cedar ofLebanon. Tree ID can be tricky for thisone. Cedar of Lebanon is native tosouthwestern Asia and is the nationalemblem of Lebanon on both its flag andcoat of arms. The Blue Atlas cedar hasbeautiful blue foliage. Barrel shapedcones. Ancient Egyptians used oilextracted from the wood for embalming,cosmetics, perfumes, incense andmedicinal purposes. Please comparethe shape and the health of this treefrom the first cedar tree at theCommons Park. Continue down atBataan street for one more block andyou will see the Neighborhood Houseparking lot where you begin your treewalk journey in High Point.This is just the first tree walk created for High Point, we have hundreds of heritage treesso more will come!
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