ears,
apples, and peaches came to the Oregon Country in
1847, with cuttings brought overland by Henderson
Luelling and seeds by Joseph Geer. Luelling started
a nursery at Milwaukie and in the early 1850s
started selling the fruit in Portland. His first
box of fruit brought a profit of $75, and single
apples brought as much as $5. In the 1870s, Fendel
Sutherlin planted the first large pear orchard in
southern Oregon and in 1885 J. H. Stewart began
large-scale commercial pear growing in the Rogue
River Valley.
Asa Lovejoy pioneered commercial fruit, berry
and vegetable canning in the 1870s, north of Oregon
City. Many trademarks for Northwest produce are
filed with the Secretary of State.
ears,
apples, and peaches came to the Oregon Country in
1847, with cuttings brought overland by Henderson
Luelling and seeds by Joseph Geer. Luelling started
a nursery at Milwaukie and in the early 1850s
started selling the fruit in Portland. His first
box of fruit brought a profit of $75, and single
apples brought as much as $5. In the 1870s, Fendel
Sutherlin planted the first large pear orchard in
southern Oregon and in 1885 J. H. Stewart began
large-scale commercial pear growing in the Rogue
River Valley.
