tree sculptures

Hey, Katie this is a great site. This is too weird, but Daniel and I met a magician in the forest the other day. His name was Lucien, and he had a white beard, smoked a pipe, and invited us to see his magical tree sculptures he's been grafting for over 60 years! I asked him if I could return with my sister to show her his amazing work, and he said yes. Is it a date?

The Amazing Axel Erlandson

Axel Erlandson (1884-1964) , artist and arborsculptor, and founder of the "The Tree Circus". He designed his sculptures on paper and then continued to prune, guide and graft young trees into the desired form. His secret? He "talk[ed] to them".



This is Erlandson's "Basket Tree". It is six different Sycamores grafted together.


This is his famous Two-legged Tree