Columbia Daily Tribune

Q: If I carved my name in a tree, where would the carving be if I came back to the tree several years later?

This question was provided by students from Ms. Tyus’ fifth-grade class at Benton Elementary. “Trees grow at the tips of their branches instead of the base of the trunk, a carving in the tree would ...
Washington Times

Why are there carved tree headstones in some cemeteries?

SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) - The tree stump stands about 10 feet tall. Ivy climbs up its sides and fern leaves fan out at its roots. “Dum Tacet Clamat” is inscribed on a thick limb: “Though Silent, He Speaks.” ...
Quad-City Times

Gunter's cabin: Davenport resident commissions wood carving to honor late husband, fallen tree

Before carving in, Gleich knew from Mahler that there was a cable somewhere in the tree. Cabling trees keeps their branches from splaying out too much, lowering the risk of breakage. However, there ...
Oregonian

Carving initials spells O-U-C-H for a living tree: Valentine's Day last minute blast

Rather than carving a heart, Andrew Land, neighborhood trees specialist with Friends of Trees suggests a tree- and Earth-friendly alternative: Dedicate a tree in a loved one's name through Friends of ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Carving life from a dead tree

Last fall, Palo Alto resident Michele Gibson was biking down Arastradero Road when she passed by S.P. McClenahan tree service’s offices. She stopped and went in to inquire about a black acacia tree in ...