World's most expensive Christmas tree
Singapore jeweler Soo Kee Jewellery has produced the world’s most expensive Christmas tree. This decadent tree is currently on display at Bugis Junction shopping mall in Singapore. It is encrusted with 21,798 glittering diamonds totaling 913 carats, 3,762 crystal beads and is decorated with 456 lights. With a height of 6 meters and weighing at 3,215 kg, it is worth US $1,005,000.
This just might be the most expensive tree in the USA - Silver Leaf Maple in Fall dress
It's an ordinary tree by any standard and very fast growing. A homeowner in Chicago's northwest suburbs had one in her yard that was planted by her mother so it was very sentimental . The diameter of the trunk was 70 inches so you can imagine how la
rge it was. And then imagine one day she came home and the tree was gone. A big, empty space where once the majestic tree had reigned supreme.A hospital next to her property was doing construction and the landscaper had marked the tree for removal, thinking it was on their property. Wrong. Oops !
As a landscaper that story made me cringe, but then, as a homeowner , I feel for the loss of that tree planted by a mother in her daughter's garden.
The village ended up compensating the homeowner $26,000. This just may be the most costly tree in America , or the world for that matter. Moral of story : Double check those property lines if you're thinking of removing a tree !
Most Strange Tree
this "miracle" tree has a complex structure as it formed several roots in a rather wide area.
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I love re4ading the stories of these trees. I also love looking at sculptures from old trees..ones that hav become diseased and yet can be somehow kept on display in a unique way. I blogged about these things on a few occasions.
One was about the tribute to men and women who served our country in war from the town of Lakes Entrance Victoria Australia.
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