Heritage tree

A heritage tree is typically a large, individual tree with unique value, which is considered irreplaceable. The major criteria for heritage tree designation are age, rarity, and size, as well as aesthetic, botanical, ecological, and historical value. Heritage tree ordinances are developed to place limits upon the removal of these trees; the ordinances are oriented towards a specific tree, not a <a href="/facts/Woodland/BcnoNfmp">woodland</a>. <a href="/facts/Heritage_trees_in_Singapore/uNe2mtLt">Heritage trees in Singapore</a> are protected by law under the Heritage Trees Scheme adopted on 17 August 2001. The <a href="/facts/Oak/1NJJzkzB">oak</a> is depicted as <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a>'s heritage tree.

In the US, the first state-sponsored heritage tree program began in 1995 in <a href="/facts/Oregon/4Uq446Ko">Oregon</a> with the <a href="/facts/Picea_sitchensis/L7rxyTSU">Giant Sitka Spruce</a>. In <a href="/facts/Iowa/taAwUvKE">Iowa</a>, the <a href="/facts/Living_Heritage_Tree_Museum/eXCL35H2">Living Heritage Tree Museum</a> contains descendants of famous trees. In the <a href="/facts/Washington_(state)/7tCrTFnN">state of Washington</a>, there are several categories of heritage trees, such as Historical, Specimen, Rare, or Significant Grove.
The city of <a href="/facts/Portland%2c_Oregon/wwBx1Hrv">Portland, Oregon</a> maintains a <a href="/facts/Database/VYcpkevb">database</a> of trees designated as heritage trees.

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Heritage tree