Oregon Trees

Logging truck going through the town of John Day, OR.

Over the 13 glorious years I spent in Oregon parishes, I came across a few trees that were new to me and to anyone who now lives in Europe. So I share with you today five photos of trees I encountered. The first one is probably the most famous scenes on an Eastern Oregon road, a truck full of lumber going to deliver them to be made into planks of wood. Most of the time these were ponderosa trees, recognizable because of the reddish-brownish look on the bark. The others are birch trees and the famous redwoods, so popular in Northern California on the Pacific coast. 

The bark of the Ponderosa Tree.

Birch trees recognizable by their greyish texture.

Redwoods in Northern California, very tall and quite old.

The last one is a photo of juniper trees just cut and ready to be made into decorative items, like tables, table-top designs and other ornaments. They grow wild among the sage brush in the high desert. Juniper trees do not grow very tall, but are used to produce Gin, with little blue berries smaller than blueberries.

Juniper trees ready to be made into decorative items.