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.
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]
| Name | Place | Tree species | Note | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wawona Tree | Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park | Sequoiadendron giganteum | Fell 1969 |  |
| Pioneer Cabin Tree | Calaveras, Calaveras Big Trees State Park | Sequoiadendron giganteum | Fell 2017 |  |
| Tunnel Log | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | Sequoiadendron giganteum | Fell 1937, blocking a road, a tunnel cut through the log in 1938 |  |
| Chandelier Tree | Leggett | Sequoia sempervirens |  | |
| Shrine Drive-Thru Tree | Myers Flat | Sequoia sempervirens |  | |
| Klamath Tour-Thru Tree | Klamath | Sequoia sempervirens | ||
| California Tunnel Tree | Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park | Sequoiadendron giganteum |  | |
| Dead Giant Tunnel Tree | Tuolumne, Yosemite National Park | Sequoiadendron giganteum |  |
References
- ↑ The drive through trees of California
- ↑ "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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