A shoe tree is a

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(or occasionally, a powerline pole or other wooden object) that has been festooned with old

shoes A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. They are often worn with a sock. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration and fashion. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture t ...

, generally through the act of

shoe tossing Shoe-tossing, also known as shoefiti, is the act of using footwear as a projectile in a number of folklore, folk sports and cultural practices. Shoe-tossing entails throwing a pair of laced shoes onto raised wires, such as telephone wires and pow ...

. Shoe trees are generally located alongside a major local thoroughfare, and may have a theme (such as

high-heeled shoe High-heeled shoes, also known as high heels, are a type of shoe with an angled sole. The heel in such shoes is raised above the ball of the foot. High heels cause the legs to appear longer, make the wearer appear taller, and accentuate th ...

s). In 2017 there were at least forty-five such shoe trees in the United States.

List of shoe trees

*Shoe Tree: Cherokee, Alabama *Sardis Shoe Tree: Sardis, Arkansas *Bra Tree: Flagstaff, Arizona *Shoe Tree: Tonto Basin, Arizona *Shoe Tree Unloved by the Elderly: Big Bear Lake, California *Shoe Tree: Hallelujah Junction, California *Shoe Tree: Long Barn, California *Ono Shoe Tree: Ono, California *Shoe Tree: Ravendale, California *Shoe Tree: Rice, California *Shoe Tree: Blairsville, Georgia *Shoe Tree: St. Simons Island, Georgia *Shoe Tree - Only 3 pairs: Kuna, Idaho *Shoe Tree: Highland Park, Illinois *Shoe Tree: Ottawa, Illinois *Shoe Tree: Woodstock, Illinois *Shoe Tree: Albany, Indiana *Shoe Tree: Milltown, Indiana *Shoe Tree: Troy, Indiana *Shoe Tree: Mount Vernon, Iowa *Shoe Tree: Murray, Kentucky *Shoe Tree: Atlanta, Michigan *Shoe Tree - Cursed!: Belding, Michigan *Shoe Tree: Comins, Michigan *Shoe Tree: Kalkaska, Michigan *Shoe Tree: Salem, Michigan *Shoe Tree: Strongs, Michigan *Urban Shoe Tree: Minneapolis, Minnesota *Shoe Tree, High Heel Variant: Albuquerque, New Mexico *Shoe Tree: Beatty, Nevada *Shoe Tree: Virginia City, Nevada *Sneaker Tree - Shoe Trees: Lyndonville, New York *Shoe Tree: Bainbridge, Ohio *Shoe Tree: Cleveland, Ohio *Shoe Tree: Worthington, Ohio *

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Shoe Tree: Stroud, Oklahoma *Shoe Tree: Alfalfa, Oregon *Shoe Tree in a Lovely Park: Beaverton, Oregon *Shoe Tree: Bend, Oregon *Shoe Tree Formerly in Redmond: Bend, Oregon *Shoe Tree: Mitchell, Oregon *Shoe Tree: Tumalo, Oregon *Dot's Mini Museum - Cowboy Boot Tree: Vega, Texas *Shoe Tree: Emery County, Utah *Shoe Tree: Hinckley, Utah *Shoe Trees: Park City, Utah *Shoe Tree: Green Bay, Wisconsin *Shoe Tree Junior: Sundance, Wyoming *Skater's Tree: Olympia, Washington () Skaters take non-skaters shoes down *Shoe Tree: Studley Green, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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List of shoe trees

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