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Tunnel tree

Tunnel tree

Large tree in whose trunk a tunnel has been drilled

A tunnel tree is a large tree in whose trunk a tunnel has been drilled. This practice took place mainly at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century in the west of the United States.[citation needed]

The tunnel allowed tourists to walk or drive through the tree with a car. The tunnels were bored to boost tourism.[1]

The tunnelling seriously damaged the health of the trees. As a result, some trees have fallen. Due to the harmful effects of hollowing out trees, the practice of creating tunnel trees has been abandoned.[2]

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  1. [1]
    The drive through trees of California
  2. [2]
    "Drive-Through Redwoods Are Monuments to Violent Deforestation". The Atlantic. 2017-01-10. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27.
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