Tree shaping. Cool!

[Little Star]

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_shaping#Alternative_names

I want one

[Dont call me Shirley]

1. Me too!

[Sophiegirl]

2. Wow!

That is incredibly cool. Lot of patience there.

[lark]

3. OMG, that is so cool!

I want one and I want to know how to do this. Could be I've found my retirement hobby???

[oldandhappy]

4. That is cool!

Wonder if I still have time!

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. cool! thx for posting this

[mopinko]

6. this inspired me to do a little of this on my farm.

i have a pair of apple trees that i am shaping into a bench.
i am also making an arch of the main pathway w 4 plum trees and 2 cherries.

trying to figure out what to do w the peach trees.

[Little Star]

7. Nice! Have you ever done tree shaping before?

[mopinko]

8. nope.

never heard of it until i saw this. of course, there are a lot of pruning and training methods out there. but art? new to me.

[Little Star]

9. Good luck!.....

I guess we'll have to wait 7 or 8 years to see your creations. I bet you'll do great.

[mopinko]

10. well, before i can post a pic of me sitting on it, sure.

but not that long to see progress. come winter i will post some pics, i think. it is coming along. started last fall.

[Little Star]

11. I'll be waiting......

would you pm me when you post so I don't miss your progress?

[mopinko]

12. like the fb page in the link.

you'll get all my crazy pics.

[Little Star]

13. Thanks!...

Tomorrow I'm going to spend some time perusing.

[mopinko]

14. watch the videos.

especially the ones with biff and the chickens.

[Little Star]

15. Will do!

[kentauros]

16. Just get on the waiting list.

However, it's eight years long

[BlueJazz]

17. NOT Photoshopped >

[Little Star]

18. Your sig line speaks of nightmares....

Those trees could give them to a little kid. lol

But they are amazing!

[BlueJazz]

19. Yeah...I'm an Asronomer and I'd scare the heck out of myself every night, having...

..to walk by those trees! (either that or I'd bump into one and say "Excuse me" )

[Little Star]

20. lol