Clarno Arboretum

Clarno Arboretum
Location	Clarno, Oregon
Tree Count	1
Species	1 apple
Varieties	1 identified

The Clarno Nursery Heritage Arboretum was established in 2023 as a long‑term preservation site for historic homestead apple trees found across Central Oregon’s public lands. The site is jointly managed by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, reflecting its role as a regional conservation resource.

Approximately 40 heritage apple trees, representing historic homesteads, ranches, and settlement sites across Central Oregon, were brought together into a curated arboretum collection. These trees now serve as:

• Genetic preservation stock for rare, undocumented, and regionally unique homestead varieties

• A living archive of Central Oregon’s settlement‑era agricultural history

• A propagation source for restoration orchards, community plantings, and research

• A training ground for grafting, orchard care, and heritage apple stewardship,

Trees

Most of the ~40 heritage trees preserved at the arboretum are grafts of specimens documented on their original orchard pages (see Category:Preserved at Clarno). Trees below have their own page here because the specific source tree at the original orchard is not individually identified.

• Tree #0- Yellow Transparent

Condition	Count
Good	0
Fair	0
Poor	0
Dead	0
Total	1

History

The project’s origins reach back more than a decade. In 2011, the first grafted heritage apple trees were planted along the nursery fence line, with additional trees added in most years as new historic orchard sites were discovered and documented. These early plantings formed the foundation for what would become a broader preservation effort.

With the formation of the Heritage Apple Corps (HAC) in 2024, the work evolved into a fully recognized preservation orchard.