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Treetop or Treetops may refer to: *The top of a tree * Tree Top, an American fruit processing company * Treetops Hotel, Aberdare National Park, Kenya * Treetops (state park), former estate of torch singer and actress Libby Holman, now the Mianus River State Park, Connecticut, USA *Treetops School, a special school in Grays, Essex, England *Treetops, East Virginia, fictional setting of ''Shoe'' (comic strip) *"Treetop", nickname of Jack Straus (1930-1988), American poker player and winner of the 1982 World Series of Poker Main Event *"Treetop", nickname of Delbert Fowler Delbert "Treetop" Fowler (born May 4, 1958) is a former American football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Fowler was born in Cleveland, Ohio where he played high school football for Glenville High School in ... (born 1958), American football player in the Canadian Football League {{disambig Nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height. In wider definitions, the taller palms, tree ferns, bananas, and bamboos are also trees. Trees are not a taxonomic group but include a variety of plant species that have independently evolved a trunk and branches as a way to tower above other plants to compete for sunlight. The majority of tree species are angiosperms or hardwoods; of the rest, many are gymnosperms or softwoods. Trees tend to be long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old. Trees have been in existence for 370 million years. It is estimated that there are some three trillion mature trees in the world. A tree typically has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground by the trunk. This trunk typically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree Top
Tree Top, Inc. was the first grower-owned fruit processing cooperative in the United States. 1,100 apple and pear growers in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon own the cooperative, with the majority of the growers from Washington. History Tree Top was founded by Bill Charbonneau, who purchased an apple processing plant in Selah, Washington, after moving from southern California with his family. In the 1950s, Charbonneau developed a brand of apple juice. A contest held among his employees led to choosing the name "Tree Top" due to the perception that the highest quality fruit grows at the tops of trees. A handful of orchardists purchased Tree Top from Bill Charbonneau in 1960 and with the purchase, the growers bought the right to the first clear apple juice process developed and its facilities. In 2008, the cooperative had nearly 1,000 grower/owners in Washington, Oregon and Idaho and along with its subsidiary, Sabroso Company, produce a wide array of fruit-based products and ingr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treetops Hotel
Treetops Hotel was a hotel in Aberdare National Park in Kenya near the township of Nyeri, 1,966 m (6,450 ft) above sea level on the Aberdare Range and in sight of Mount Kenya. First opened in 1932 by Eric Sherbrooke Walker, it was built into the tops of the trees of Aberdare National Park as a treehouse, offering the guests a close view of the local wildlife. The idea was to provide a machan (hunting platform on a tree during shikar in India) experience in relative safety and comfort. From the original modest two-room tree house, it has grown into a 35-room hotel. The original structure was burned down by The Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA) during the 1954 Mau Mau Uprising, but the hotel was rebuilt near the same waterhole and has become fashionable for many of the rich and famous. It includes observation lounges and ground-level photographic hides from which guests can observe the local wildlife which comes to the nearby waterholes. The hotel closed in October 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treetops (state Park)
Treetops is the former estate of torch singer and actress Libby Holman. It forms the southernmost part of Mianus River Park and is overseen by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as the Mianus River State Park. In 2001, a successful effort was made by local citizens to save the estate from development. As a result, 94 acres of pristine grounds were preserved as a state park, with a further 11 acres around the Treetops mansion covered by a conservation easement. Many rooms in Holman's mansion have been restored by its current owners. These include the studio of Holman's third husband, abstract artist Louis Schanker, where the Treetops Chamber Music Society performed its annual concert series in 2006. Mianus River State Park Mianus River State Park, which straddles the border of Stamford and Greenwich, encompasses 391 acres and comprises Treetops (94 acres), Mianus River Park (187 acres owned by the City of Stamford), and the Mianus River and Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treetops School
Treetops School is an all-through special school with academy status in Grays, Essex, England. Students are from 5 to 19 with moderate learning difficulties and many are on the autistic spectrum, with speech and language problems. The school was first established in 1930 as the Grays Thurrock Open-Air School For 60 Delicate Children and became a special school in 1960. In 1998 it gained SEN specialisms and in 2017 it became an academy. Ofsted rated the school as outstanding in all categories, saying "Teaching is outstanding because teachers have exceptionally high expectations of what pupils can achieve and use practical activities to make learning interesting." History The Grays Thurrock Open-Air School For 60 Delicate Children was opened in 1930 by Essex County Council. It was located on Rectory Road, Little Thurrock and most of its pupils had been released from sanatoriums. The school closed temporarily from September 1939 to March 1940 because of the Second World War, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoe (comic Strip)
''Shoe'' is an American comic strip about a motley crew of newspapermen, all of whom are birds. It was written and drawn by its creator, cartoonist Jeff MacNelly, from September 13, 1977 until his death in 2000. MacNelly's last strip was dated July 9, 2000; it has since been continued by Chris Cassatt, Gary Brookins, Ben Lansing, and Susie MacNelly (Jeff's widow). While not politically oriented in the style of strips such as '' Doonesbury'', ''Shoe'' often pokes fun at various social and political issues of the day (especially when Senator Batson D. Belfry makes an appearance). Although not particularly well known outside the U.S., ''Shoe'' was in fact granted its own monthly comic book in Norway for a brief time in 1987 under the name "Sjur," which consisted of reprints from newspapers. The magazine reached a total of six publications. Later on, in 1989, ''Shoe'' did a brief comeback to Norwegian readers, this time under the name "Krax," appearing as an extra-feature in the then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Straus
Jack "Treetop" Straus (June 16, 1930 – August 17, 1988) was an American professional poker player. He is best known for winning the 1982 World Series of Poker Main Event, where he was able to come back from being down to one chip earlier in the tournament, which gave meaning to the poker phrase "a chip and a chair". In addition, Straus is known for successfully pulling off one of the best bluffs in the history of poker. Poker career Straus began playing in World Series of Poker events in the early 1970s. He finished in fourth place in the 1972 Main Event. He won his first bracelet in 1973 in the $3,000 Deuce to Seven Draw event for $16,500. He finished in third place in the Main Event that year. He won the 1982 World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $520,000 and a second WSOP bracelet. His appearances at the final table of the Main Event in 1972, 1973, and 1982 put him in a small elite group players to have made the final table three or more times. Other players to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delbert Fowler
Delbert "Treetop" Fowler (born May 4, 1958) is a former American football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Fowler was born in Cleveland, Ohio where he played high school football for Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio. After high school, Fowler attended West Virginia University where he played for the Mountaineers. He played between 1977 and 1980 as a defensive end. After retiring from professional football he married Gail Jones of Pittsburgh, Pa. To this union was born one son, Delbert DeVaughn "Booter" Fowler. Fowler was drafted out of college in the 1981 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston from its founding in 1960 to 1996 before relocating to Memphis, and later Nashville, Tennessee becoming the Tennessee Titans. The Oilers began play in 1960 as .... He was the fifth round, twenty-second pick. References 1958 births Living people Play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
