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26th April 2008, 06:34 PM #1
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Awesome tree in South Africa
This is a tree in south Africa and I would have to say that these are some of the best natural carvings I have ever seen,
and I just had to share them with you guys.
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26th April 2008, 06:38 PM #2
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Few more pics from the same tree...
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26th April 2008, 06:54 PM #3
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that cant be natural
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26th April 2008, 07:18 PM #4
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What gave it away Stirlo, the brass plate near the monkey's face?
Originally Posted by ss_11000
that cant be natural
What a great tree, couldn't do that here though, some idiot kid would tag it.
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26th April 2008, 07:23 PM #5
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Ok, I give up,
whats the story Zarguld?
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26th April 2008, 07:43 PM #6
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Beautiful work, but since the tree is living, won't the carving effectively ring bark the tree?
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26th April 2008, 09:03 PM #7
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amognst other things. Originally Posted by Groggy
What gave it away Stirlo, the brass plate near the monkey's face?
still pretty cool tho
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26th April 2008, 10:31 PM #8
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I dont know if it is mainly real carvings or carvings placed on the tree the brass disc is supposedly embedded in the tree I got the pictures from my mother in the states though but it looked to cool not to share.
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26th April 2008, 11:11 PM #9
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that is pretty cool i am pretty sure i seen pictures in a carving book of a living tree in Australia that is full of carvings too
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27th April 2008, 06:34 AM #10
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Movie prop perhaps?
but very well done
the alligator is definitely cast from something and added,
and the two baboons bark fur, and the snakes head scales etc.
still has me intrigued though,
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27th April 2008, 07:43 AM #11
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My pick was the Foliage is a decidedly different Hue to the rest in the overall Pic.
The "Carvings" do look placed................Or PhotoshoppedNavvi
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28th April 2008, 12:23 AM #12
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Not photshoped cause my mom has seen the tree but could be placed I know that at least some of them are in the natural tree but the artist might have realy liked adding to his creation with casts and carvings. but I reckon it looks beautiful which ever way it is done but would love to know the story behind the tree.And imagine the size of the slabs you could get from the tree if it ever came down lol.
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28th April 2008, 09:12 AM #13
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even the tree itself is amazing looks like a boab on steroids
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14th June 2008, 10:44 PM #14
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Sorry folks but I've been told it is called the "Tree of Life" and is at Disney World in Florida.
There is a Brilliantly carved tree in the Fitzroy Gardens Melbourne called "The Fairys Tree" Carved in the 30's byOla Cohn,it's real and I fondly remember visiting it on numerous occasions as a child.
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15th June 2008, 01:21 AM #15
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It is doing the rounds on the internet e-mail circuit at present.
I think most of the animals are moulded rather than carved.
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