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| * **[[https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/09/how-to-make-biomass-energy-sustainable-again|Pollarding and Coppicing]]** are a useful way to harvest wood from living trees, and even to shape the wood a bit (the long, straight branches produced were useful for fences, tool handles, firewood etc). | * **[[https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/09/how-to-make-biomass-energy-sustainable-again|Pollarding and Coppicing]]** are a useful way to harvest wood from living trees, and even to shape the wood a bit (the long, straight branches produced were useful for fences, tool handles, firewood etc). |
| * **[[https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/living-fences-zmaz10onzraw/|Hedgerows and living fences]]** - Hedgerows are a traditional practice of shaping suitable trees into living fences which provide [[https://www.bigissue.com/news/environment/hedgerows-nature-uk-countryside-christopher-hart/|valuable]] [[https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-07-04-trees-and-hedges-farmland-significantly-boost-butterfly-numbers-study-finds|habitats]] and last generations. ([[https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-8721-guide-hedgerows-plantings-enhance-biodiversity-sustainability-functionality|A version tailored to North American plants]]) | * **[[https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/living-fences-zmaz10onzraw/|Hedgerows and living fences]]** - Hedgerows are a traditional practice of shaping suitable trees into living fences which provide [[https://www.bigissue.com/news/environment/hedgerows-nature-uk-countryside-christopher-hart/|valuable]] [[https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-07-04-trees-and-hedges-farmland-significantly-boost-butterfly-numbers-study-finds|habitats]] and last generations. ([[https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-8721-guide-hedgerows-plantings-enhance-biodiversity-sustainability-functionality|A version tailored to North American plants]]) |
| * **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_root_bridge|Living bridges]]** - This is a type of tree shaping mostly found in India and Indonesia, using the aerial roots of trees to bridge rivers and canyons. As long as the tree from which it is formed remains healthy, the roots in the bridge can naturally grow thick and strengthen. | * **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_root_bridge|Living bridges]]** - This is a type of tree shaping mostly found in India and Indonesia, using the aerial roots of trees to bridge rivers and canyons. As long as the tree from which it is formed remains healthy, the roots in the bridge can naturally grow thick and strengthen. These carefully shaped bridges are an excellent fit for wet climates - [[https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/08/01/892983791/photos-living-tree-bridges-in-a-land-of-clouds|they survive long rainy seasons, earthquakes and floods, grow stronger over time, and can be made with time, effort, and an understanding of native plants.]] |
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| === Architecture === | === Architecture === |
