Living Sculpture Projects
Crepe Myrtle Arch
Kanapaha Botanical Garden, Gainesville, Fl.
Two Crepe Myrtle trees (white and purple flowered) forming an arch over an entrance to a children's garden.
Sycamore Bench
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville, FL.
A concrete bench with two Sycamore trees grafted together at each end.
Bike Tree
Residence, Putney, VT.
A decade after it's inception, the Bike Tree is ready to be harvested.
Bannister Trees
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA.
In 1991, 11 Elm trees were grafted, one to the next, going uphill.
Box Frame
Residence, Putney, VT.
This is a very fun project I didn't start early enough for my kids to actually get to use as a jungle gym ... imagine a living play ground!
Lattice Trees
Various Locations
Grafted Tree Lattice is easy to make by planting trees crossed at a diagonal and weaving the branches and the trees together.
Tilted Circle
Halls High School Outdoor Learning Center, Knoxville, TN.
Three Sycamore trees planted at an angle leaning around a circle like dancers.
Upright Frame
Residence, Putney, VT.
Crabapple trees brought together and grafted and then separated to form a frame slightly tilted away from the original plain.