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sandy0225 · 06-27-2008, 12:19 PM

Our master gardener group did a living chair sculpture for our local cultural center, Minnetrista. It consisted of several willow saplings planted in a configuration so that they formed a chair, complete with arms and a high back that's woven and approach grafted together. It's in the childrens' garden there, and almost ready for people to be able to sit in it. We put it together 2 years ago in a large pot and then grew it out for a year while working on it, and then installed directly into the ground. I don't have a picture of it though.
It's basically shaped like an captain's chair with a lattice back.

06-27-2008, 12:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 479 BananaBucks : 7,621 Feedback: 18 / 100% Thanks: 1 Thanked 115 Times in 63 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Shaping trees, literally! Our master gardener group did a living chair sculpture for our local cultural center, Minnetrista. It consisted of several willow saplings planted in a configuration so that they formed a chair, complete with arms and a high back that's woven and approach grafted together. It's in the childrens' garden there, and almost ready for people to be able to sit in it. We put it together 2 years ago in a large pot and then grew it out for a year while working on it, and then installed directly into the ground. I don't have a picture of it though. It's basically shaped like an captain's chair with a lattice back. __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!