The strange shapes lurching over the pollarded trees of Civic Center Plaza are not homeless shelters — they are an “environmental sculpture installation,” entitled The Upper Crust, by Patrick Dougherty. The eight-foot tall structures are made of 18,000 lbs. of willow saplings interwoven into the sycamore trees. No fastenings were used; instead, the saplings were bent and twisted through the branches.
The installation will run through November.
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Georgia
No interference with leaf and stem growth?
xensen
@ Georgia. Well sure, but after all these trees are pollarded.