Inside the Tree House

Inside the Tree House, located beneath a red oak tree (Quercus rubra) and designed by a team from Ann Florsek Architect, LLC; Villinger Construction Company; Teiber Construction Company, LLC; and Thies Farm and Greenhouses. Sprouting from a giant seed pod (helicopter) of a maple tree, the hexagonal shaped house incorporates re-purposed wood, green roof technology, solar power and a recycled rain water system. Sustainable features including root tunnels, leaf shutters and models of forest inhabitants are designed to educate, entertain and enchant.

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The Missouri Botanical Garden invites visitors to branch out from the ordinary notion of tree houses with an original exhibition of nine TREEmendous Extreme Tree Houses. View the winning works of a juried competition to construct imaginative, non-traditional, ground- level structures beneath the canopy of the Garden's oak, elm, gingko and other stately trees. The Extreme Tree Houses are on outdoor display Saturday, Apr. 30 through Sunday, Aug. 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The exhibit is included with general admission and highlights the Garden's TREEmendous year of activities in recognition of the United Nations (U.N.) International Year of Forests. For more information, visit http://www.mobot.org/treemendous/default.asp

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Missouri Botanical Garden
• Tree Houses

[lu5tic]

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