A Table Shaped Tree

londonstan

(I do not own a giraffe)

fidgetbones

I find hawthorn is pretty vandal proof.  They don't like it up em , Mr Mannering.

Helix

We also have a local nursery that specialises in Niwaki, or cloud pruning.    So you could do that with little staggered tables.....

londonstan

fidgetbones said:

I find hawthorn is pretty vandal proof.  They don't like it up em , Mr Mannering.

I'm guessing that means I can kinda strip away from the base if I needed. Is there a particular type I should start with to get my desired shape? Do some naturally grow into treelike shapes and others into more bush like shapes? Are their faster growing varieties?

Hostafan1

I hope you're in this for the long haul?
It'll take many , many years to get a young tree and train it to the shape you're looking for.

Nollie

Maybe instead of trying to contort a tree into a table shape, go for a tree that naturally has a broad canopy or a weeping tree? There is a fab weeping willow in a municipal play area near me that has a bench under it’s shade for weary parents. No giraffe required.

Obelixx

Londonstan - I did mention giraffes!

You could, of course, just install a platform on tall legs.  Instant table.

londonstan

Maybe an Acacia (giraffes favourite food) and I could act at as the giraffe.

Lyn

I hope you’re  a very man Stan you’ll wait years to achieve something like your imagining.😀

Ceres

Go for the bonsai version. It'll still take years but you can take it with you whenever you move house.