Pooktre

Pooktre is a method of tree shaping create by Australian artists Peter Cook and Becky Northey They coined the term in 1996 after nine years of experimentation. This method involves gently guiding a tree's growth along predetermined design pathways over long time periods. The most common tree species used is Prunus myrobalan. Cook and Northey shape trees that are harvested for indoor art as well as trees that are intended to continue growing.
Pooktre first gained widespread attention during the World Expo 2005 at the Growing Village Pavilion in Aichi, Japan, where Cook and Northey showed eight of their art pieces for six months, two of which were people trees. Ripley's Believe It or Not has published three photos of trees grown by this method.
Pooktre practitioners claim to have created the first shaped trees grown like people. Some examples of functional artwork created in the Pooktre style include a growing garden table, a harvested coffee table, hat stands, mirrors and a gemstone neck piece.
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