Paradox Hybrid Walnut Tree

Paradox Hybrid Walnut Tree is a California Historical Landmark in Whittier, Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles County · 600-800 blocks, West Whittier Boulevard, Whittier · location approximate

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Planted in 1907, as part of an experimental planting for the University of California Experiment Station, under the direction of Professor Ralph Smith, by George Weinshank and assistants. It stands as a monument to the early cooperation of state educational system with local walnut industry.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

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Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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