OneTree was a project started in 1998 in

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

to tell the full story of a single

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...

and the extraordinary value it brought to

society A society () is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. ...

, its beauty and the versatility of its

wood Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin t ...

. The project has inspired a number of projects around the world. The project was initiated by Garry Olson and Peter Toaig, who worked with 70 artists and makers. The project ran for some three years until 2001 but
website
about the project is still live.

Other 'onetree' projects

The original onetree project has inspired a number of projects around the world: * Fifty artists were involved in a project of the same name in

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

that 'saved' a tree (of unknown species) from being chipped and increased its estimated value from $350 to $10,000. * Another one tree project in

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

following the life of one

birch A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 3 ...

tree is currently underway.http://extension.uaf.edu/news/a_news/20090625154534.html Accessed 23 October 2009 * The most recent onetree project to be initiated is th
OneOak
project running in the UK, where a 160-year-old

oak An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...

tree is being felled on the Blenheim Estate in

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...

References

External links

* {{Cite web , title=OneTree , url=http://www.onetree.org.uk/ , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020531171855/http://www.onetree.org.uk/ , archive-date=31 May 2002 , access-date=23 October 2009 , website=www.onetree.org.uk
UK OneOak website
Trees