This pear tree is one of the oldest and largest in Oregon. It is the lone survivor of an orchard planted by the Munkre family, later known as Hager's Grove. Benjamin Franklin Munkre brought his family to Oregon from Missouri in the middle 1800s. The orchard bordered a once popular creekside camping and playground area.
The Hager Pear stands in the northeast quadrant of the I-5 and State Highway 22 interchange in Salem. There is no parking available near the tree and can only be viewed in passing. However, a small offspring of this historic tree is growing about one mile away at the museum located on the grounds of the Oregon Department of Forestry on State Street.