Q: Our bottle tree in Scottsdale, Ariz., is 11 years old and this summer had a crazy amount of leaves dropping. So, we watered longer but only once a week.

Bottle trees can be real trees — living or dead — with bottles slipped over the branch tips; metal frames like Betancourt's; simple wooden posts with pegs; or pretty much any form the creator ...

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I got a dozen of ’em, no two alike, ranging from homemade cedar tree trunks festooned with wine bottles to inexpensive 4- and 7-foot rebar trees provided by Mississippi Prison Industries to ...

The bottle tree’s natural water-storing capabilities – the swollen trunk – help them survive the trauma of being transported. Sherwood Arboretum is Brisbane’s third botanic garden, and the ...

Sales of man-made 'bottle trees' are flourishing among homeowners wanting something more interesting in the garden than a birdbath or gnome. Styles vary, but most trees are crafted from steel with ...

Bottle trees are in the hibiscus family (Malvaceae), which includes several other notable trees. One is the baobab, made famous in the children’s literature classic, “The Little Prince.” ...

"Bottle trees are a concept," said Felder Rushing, the celebrated Southern gardener who recently published "Bottle Trees … and the Whimsical Art of Garden Glass." (St. Lynn's Press, $11.96.) ...