Tree-Literate Treehouses
University Outreach Publication
There is an attraction between trees and children. A tree’s constant motion even in the stillest air, and its great size and reach make a tree fascinating. At some stage during child development, when motor skills and hand grip are refined and strong, tree climbing becomes a play task. The world is filled with trees to climb.
The next logical step after tree climbing and attaching swings in trees, is imagining a treehouse. As in all imaginative play, the most basic structure in a tree can represent a castle in the clouds or a jungle hide-a-way. When you see your ten-year-old headed with a hammer, nails and scrap lumber toward your yard tree, there are some immediate decisions to be made. Safety to children is the only major concern. Here will be reviewed some minor tree issues you need to think about.
(FOR96-51) December 1996
Kim D. Coder
June 2004
University of Georgia School of Forest Resources
Athens, GA
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