OneTree was a project started in 1998 in
England
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to tell the full story of a single
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 ...
and the extraordinary value it brought to
society
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, its beauty and the versatility of its
wood
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...
. The project has inspired a number of projects around the world.
The project was initiated by Garry Olson and Peter Toaig, who worked with 70 artists and makers. The project ran for some three years until 2001 but
websiteabout the project is still live.
Other 'onetree' projects
The original onetree project has inspired a number of projects around the world:
* Fifty artists were involved in a project of the same name in
Tasmania
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that 'saved' a tree (of unknown species) from being
chipped and increased its estimated value from $350 to $10,000.
* Another one tree project in
Alaska
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following the life of one
birch
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains ...
tree is currently underway.
[http://extension.uaf.edu/news/a_news/20090625154534.html Accessed 23 October 2009]
* The most recent onetree project to be initiated is th
OneOak project running in the
UK, where a 160-year-old
oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...
tree is being felled on the
Blenheim Estate in
Oxfordshire.
References
External links
* {{cite web , url=http://www.onetree.org.uk/ , title=OneTree , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020531171855/http://www.onetree.org.uk/ , archive-date=31 May 2002 , website=www.onetree.org.uk , access-date=23 October 2009
UK OneOak website
Trees