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''Sources: Jefferson County Historical Society "The Agate" Spring 2015; Duane Ecker field notes 2001'' | ''Sources: Jefferson County Historical Society "The Agate" Spring 2015; Duane Ecker field notes 2001'' | ||
=== Primary Sources === | |||
The following historical documents are available: | |||
* [[:File:CRNG Apple Orchard Legacy Notes 2001 Duane Ecker.pdf|Duane Ecker field notes (2001)]] | |||
* [[:File:McCoin Lower Orchard Map 2012.pdf|Orchard map (2012)]] | |||
Revision as of 22:56, 31 January 2026
| McCoin Lower | |
|---|---|
| Location | CRNG, OCHOCO NF |
| Tree Count | 31 |
| Species | 31 apple |
| Varieties | 27 identified |
The McCoin Lower orchard contains 31 documented heritage fruit trees.
History
The McCoin Lower orchard is the lower portion of the original McCoin homestead orchard, established by Julius and Sarah Osborn McCoin who homesteaded on the southeast flank of Gray Butte in 1886. Julius McCoin was a freighter who would return from his trips to The Dalles with fruit-tree starts to plant in the protected gully below his house.
The original McCoin orchard numbered over 100 trees (apples, pears, plums, etc.). The lower orchard site, situated further down the gully, benefits from additional water availability and protection from harsh weather.
The property was sold in the early 1930s to the National Grasslands program, and the buildings were torn down. The orchard was rescued in the 1970s by USFS range specialists Duane Ecker and Harry Ketrenos through systematic pruning and brush clearing.
According to Duane Ecker's 2001 field notes, the McCoin orchards contained 65 apple trees and 8 pear trees, with 6 pear trees on the upper portion and 2 in the very low part of the orchard. All trees were pruned in FY 2000 and again in 2001.
Sources: Jefferson County Historical Society "The Agate" Spring 2015; Duane Ecker field notes 2001
Primary Sources
The following historical documents are available:
Orchard Map
| Condition | Count |
|---|---|
| Good | 13 |
| Fair | 13 |
| Poor | 5 |
| Dead | 0 |
| Total | 31 |
Trees
Good Condition
- Tree #68- Northern Spy(good)
- Tree #69- Unique Trees(good)
- Tree #70- Alexander(poor)
- Tree #71- Alexander(fair)
- Tree #72- Missouri Pippin(good)
- Tree #73- Unique Trees(good)
- Tree #74- Gloria Mundi(fair)
- Tree #75- Blue Pearmain(fair)
- Tree #76- Gloria Mundi(good)
- Tree #77- Gloria Mundi(good)
- Tree #78- Gloria Mundi(good)
- Tree #79- Alexander(poor)
- Tree #80- Northern Spy(good)
- Tree #81- Unique Trees(good)
- Tree #82- Baldwin(good)
- Tree #83- Yellow Bellflower(fair)
- Tree #84- Yellow Bellflower(fair)
- Tree #85- Baldwin(fair)
- Tree #86- Unique Trees(fair)
- Tree #87- Alexander(good)
- Tree #88- Alexander(fair)
- Tree #89- Baldwin(good)
- Tree #90- Baldwin(good)
- Tree #91- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #92- Wealthy(poor)
- Tree #93- Wealthy(poor)
- Tree #94- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #95- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #96- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #97- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #100- Plum or poor DNA(poor)
Fair Condition
- Tree #68- Northern Spy(good)
- Tree #69- Unique Trees(good)
- Tree #70- Alexander(poor)
- Tree #71- Alexander(fair)
- Tree #72- Missouri Pippin(good)
- Tree #73- Unique Trees(good)
- Tree #74- Gloria Mundi(fair)
- Tree #75- Blue Pearmain(fair)
- Tree #76- Gloria Mundi(good)
- Tree #77- Gloria Mundi(good)
- Tree #78- Gloria Mundi(good)
- Tree #79- Alexander(poor)
- Tree #80- Northern Spy(good)
- Tree #81- Unique Trees(good)
- Tree #82- Baldwin(good)
- Tree #83- Yellow Bellflower(fair)
- Tree #84- Yellow Bellflower(fair)
- Tree #85- Baldwin(fair)
- Tree #86- Unique Trees(fair)
- Tree #87- Alexander(good)
- Tree #88- Alexander(fair)
- Tree #89- Baldwin(good)
- Tree #90- Baldwin(good)
- Tree #91- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #92- Wealthy(poor)
- Tree #93- Wealthy(poor)
- Tree #94- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #95- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #96- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #97- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #100- Plum or poor DNA(poor)
Poor Condition
- Tree #68- Northern Spy(good)
- Tree #69- Unique Trees(good)
- Tree #70- Alexander(poor)
- Tree #71- Alexander(fair)
- Tree #72- Missouri Pippin(good)
- Tree #73- Unique Trees(good)
- Tree #74- Gloria Mundi(fair)
- Tree #75- Blue Pearmain(fair)
- Tree #76- Gloria Mundi(good)
- Tree #77- Gloria Mundi(good)
- Tree #78- Gloria Mundi(good)
- Tree #79- Alexander(poor)
- Tree #80- Northern Spy(good)
- Tree #81- Unique Trees(good)
- Tree #82- Baldwin(good)
- Tree #83- Yellow Bellflower(fair)
- Tree #84- Yellow Bellflower(fair)
- Tree #85- Baldwin(fair)
- Tree #86- Unique Trees(fair)
- Tree #87- Alexander(good)
- Tree #88- Alexander(fair)
- Tree #89- Baldwin(good)
- Tree #90- Baldwin(good)
- Tree #91- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #92- Wealthy(poor)
- Tree #93- Wealthy(poor)
- Tree #94- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #95- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #96- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #97- Wealthy(fair)
- Tree #100- Plum or poor DNA(poor)
