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What species of tree is good for this? relatively durable relatively fast growing and amenable to bending and grafting willow? anybody ID those trees?

• tedd4u 5mo ago
  From the article: "The couple, who work with a range of trees including willow, oak and ash, said there were currently "a few dozen" growing pieces in their orchard, including stools, benches and "the odd chandelier" in progress."
  • analog8374 5mo ago
    an oak chair would take forever I wonder if this could be done with bamboo. Can you graft bamboo? Maybe join it by weaving or twisting
    • shmeeed 5mo ago
      Your comment made me think of those helix-shaped bamboos from IKEA. While this is of course on a whole different level, it does suggest some kind of shaping is possible for bamboo as well. And it wouldn't take decades...
      • dekhn 5mo ago
        Probably rattan, not bamboo.
        • shmeeed 5mo ago
          See my other comment - it's neither bamboo nor rattan, but a kind of asparagus.
          • dekhn 5mo ago
            Ah, I was thinking of the rattan chairs, some of which are woven into patterns although I don't see any helices.
      • coryrc 5mo ago
        "Lucky bamboo" is actually a lily.
        • shmeeed 5mo ago
          Akshually, it's an asparagus - dracaena sanderiana (or, usually erroneously, - braunii). Thanks for inspiring me to look it up! I'm gonna have so much fun at the next party :D
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• thrownthatway 5mo ago
  Camphor Laurel (Camphora officinarum) in ideal conditions, and for a patient individual, can be observed to grow. I don’t only if it’s suitable for this particular application, and it’s considered a noxious weed in Australia.