Ever heard of a shoe-tree?

[Thys]

Try Googling for it.

See this

Maybe an idea to someone? Just hang shoes in a tree and let the elements do the rest.

[Thys]

Ans how about this piece of art!

(full size!!)


How about this one.

Another example

or this

or this


See what you can do.

[love_prada_and_gucci]

When I was in college, I had realized a shoes tree made with high heels. But unfortunalty, I didn't have the chance to take picture of it and the creation is now destroyed by the school

[erv2u]

[H3]Shoe tree becomes rainstorm casualty[/H3][/CENTER]
[CENTER]by Kate Allen, (Eureka Springs) Times-Echo writer[/CENTER]
[P]Some were calling it "the end of an era" as cars lined up Sunday to view the
downed "shoe tree" on Hwy. 187 going toward Beaver Dam.[/P]
[P]The 70 to 80-year-old white oak tree was claimed by last Saturday's rainstorm
with heavy winds. [/P]
[P]The storm, which raged most of the day, also postponed Eureka Spring's May
Fine Arts parade until Sunday. [/P]
[P]The Arkansas Highway Department is responsible for that stretch of highway,
and as of early Monday morning, began to assess the situation. Kit Core, area
maintenance supervisor, said the tree is on the state highway's right-of-way.
"We'll remove the shoes from the tree, put them in a dump truck, and take them
to the trash compactor," he said. The tree will be cut and disposed of as well.
[/P]
[P]Although the state does not have the facilities to hold or ship the shoes, if
someone wants them before they go to the dump, they are more than welcome to
them, he added, and can come to the yard and pick them up. The highway yard is
located in Berryville, just west of Berryville Ford, and their number is (870)
423-2719. [/P]
[P]No one knows for sure when the shoe tree got started, but long-time locals
say it's been around at least 20, and some say even 30, years. The tree, which
has been featured on television news, stood with as many as 500 shoes hanging
from its limbs. [/P]
[P]Shoes, sneakers, boots and sandals of every size, description and condition,
from old and torn to brand new, have festooned the tree for years. No one is
sure, either, why the tree got started, although some local legends abound. [/P]
[P]At least one local, Terra Lewis, has taken shoes off the tree to send them to
Honduras and other disaster-stricken countries. She also felt concern for the
health of the tree. Some people argued with her about removing the shoes,
however, claiming the tree was an area attraction and should be left alone. [/P]
[P]Others besides Lewis saw it as an environmental issue, as the tree showed
definite signs of being harmed by the shoes. Mike Weiland, of Mike's Tree
Service, told Carroll County News writer Janie Pritchett-Clark last year that
the weight of the shoes was probably a factor in depriving the tree of nutrition
as well as causing some limb breakage. [/P]
[P]The trunk appeared to have come cleanly out of its hole. One resident
surmised that the heavy rains may have been a factor in adding weight to the
shoes, and together with the strong winds, was too much for the old
oak.[/P]

[Guest]

Read this amusing story of a tree that became a shoetree by accident. Great story!

link


Hahaha!!! The Velcro tree!

[Guest]

If you're in the neighborhood of Indiana you might encounter this one.



It's laden with shoes.

Here's a map.
You'll find it just North, north east of the Route 64 sign. Move your cursor over the white dot.

If you live in America could you post the state you're living? I'll see if there's a tree near you. There are big ones in Arkansas, Nevada and California. There are also some to be found in Canada.

[love_prada_and_gucci]

Read this amusing story of a tree that became a shoetree by accident. Great story!

link


Hahaha!!! The Velcro tree!

Wow! What a beautiful story! I'm curious to see what kind of high heels that the girl purchased at Payless, but, I'm sure that no picture of this event is available