The School of Forestry established this tree nursery soon after the Forestry Building (Moreland Hall) was built in 1917. Many of the trees in the large grove south of Moreland Hall are remnants of this nursery.
T. J. Starker stands at center. Thurman James Starker graduated from OAC in 1910 as a member of the college's first class of foresters. He later taught Forestry at Oregon State from 1922 to 1942. He also founded Starker Forests, Inc., served on the Oregon State Board of Forestry, and was active in local civic affairs.