Forum topic by SnowyRiver | posted 03-01-2013 10:13 PM | 1535 views | 0 times favorited | 11 replies | ![]() |
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03-01-2013 10:13 PM |
Artist Peter Cook, grew this living garden chair using tree shaping methods, primarily training a living tree through constricting the direction of branch growth. The chair took about eight years to grow. It didnt say what kind of tree this is. -- Wayne - Plymouth MN |
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#1 posted 03-02-2013 02:16 PM |
I have never seen “training” examples as elaborate as this one ! arch ways and trellises, but this is the first chair I have seen ! Interesting indeeed ! Thanks for the post ! -- The pig caught under the fence is always the one doing all the squealing ! |
#2 posted 03-02-2013 02:25 PM |
Must be a “Chairy” tree. -- John @ http://www.thehuffordfurnituregroup.com |
#3 posted 03-02-2013 04:27 PM |
That looks awesome but I LOL at huff’s post :) -- Matt, Arizona |
#4 posted 03-02-2013 04:33 PM |
That’s funny, Huff! -- jay, www.allaboutastro.com |
#5 posted 03-02-2013 05:33 PM |
Many fruit trees can be trained like this. |
#6 posted 03-02-2013 06:04 PM |
Could it be a BUTTernut tree??? Very cool, indeed. Thanks for enriching my brain!!! -- Randy-- I may not be good...but I am slow! If good things come to those who wait.... Why is procrastination a bad thing? |
#7 posted 03-02-2013 06:11 PM |
I have seen this stuff. It is great. Here is the site: I love the phrase “Living infrastructure consultants”. -- "Join the chorus if you can. It'll make of you an honest man." - I. Anderson |
#8 posted 03-02-2013 08:07 PM |
I hardly have the patience to let my finish dry. That is surely not a project for anyone with even a touch of ADD. -- Visualize whirled peas |
#9 posted 03-02-2013 08:10 PM |
It’s like training Bonsai trees, only bigger :-) -- Perform A Random Act Of Kindness Today ... Pay It Forward |
#10 posted 03-02-2013 08:31 PM |
Cool Wayne I remember a guy from years ago who did similar things with trees. I think his name was Gilroy and had a whole park full of tree sculptures. http://readmore-webphemera.blogspot.com/2008/12/art-of-arborsculpture.html more cool uses for growing trees http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/09/living-growing-architecture.html |
#11 posted 03-02-2013 09:57 PM |
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