The construction of a memorial made of marble or granite is a wonderful way to pay tribute to a person, to perpetuate his memory. But how to make the monument useful? You must admit that a stone stele is very beautiful, but it has no practical meaning. People came up with a truly unique and symbolic way to perpetuate someone or mark an event - to plant trees in a certain form. Such plantings become a living legacy that grows and grows stronger from year to year. Here are green monuments from around the world.
Studebaker (main photo)
In 1926, Studebaker Corporation built the first indoor test facility for an American automobile company. The car manufacturer, founded in 1852, spent more than a million dollars on this test site, which included a five-kilometer track with various sections: hills for lifting, skidding areas, winding curves and bumpy roads.
In 1938, the company planted 8, 259 seedlings on an area of about 185 square meters. The trees were planted in the form of letters, which together made up the word Studebaker.
Initially, the letters were beautifully ordered, they were easy to read from the air, which was achieved by Studebaker. The sign was planted for aircraft flying over it and could be seen by passengers. It was a kind of publicity stunt.
Pines grew over the years, letters became more voluminous. Studebaker, by contrast, began to fade. After many years of financial troubles, the company closed its last remaining manufacturing facility in 1966. Studebaker sold the land on which the trees grew. The new owner, Bendix Corporation, donated part of the property to create the county park. Parts of the test sites were later acquired by Bosch and Navistar.
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Despite the death of the company of the same name, green advertising remained. In 1985, it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Two years later, the forest first appeared in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest living advertising sign.
Italy shaped pine forest
This small pine forest, shaped like a map of Italy, is located on the mountain slopes overlooking the Great Plain of Castellluccio in Umbria, in the Apennine mountains of Central Italy. Pines were planted in 1961 to mark the centenary of the unification of Italy.
Guitar Forest
This forest in the shape of a guitar on the fertile plains of the pampas of Argentina is another labor of love. It was grown by a farmer with a big heart - Pedro Martin Uretha. In 1979, on a farm near the town of Laboulay, a farmer planted a forest as a tribute to his late wife, Graciela Iraizoz, who loved the tool (her photo you can see below).
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A guitar about a kilometer long has become a kind of attraction for both pilots and passengers flying by airplanes.
Minnesota Forest
In Lake of Woods County, in the US state of Minnesota, growing forest in the form of exactly the same state. It was created by an engineer in the forestry department of the 1990s. The specialist was asked to clear some areas of the forest for logging. Using a simple map and compass, engineer Bill Lokner outlined and cleaned the trees around him to create a state shape.
Luecke Farm
A landowner from Austin, Texas, created this gigantic sign that is visible to planes and satellites flying over it. It is made by clearing the forest. LUECKE is the name of the owner of the territory.
