The bottle tree you are buying from the nursery — Brachychiton populneum — is not really a bottle tree at all. The true bottle tree (B. ruprestis) is very different from the nursery version ...

"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.) No ...

The bottle tree was brought to the Americas during the slave trade in the 1700s. The folk art tradition still has its heaviest presence in the deep South, and it made its way up into rural Appalachia.

But while bottle trees are homemade garden art, I have photographed professionally created glass sculptures everywhere I go, especially in Dale Chihuly’s fantastic glass garden in Seattle and ...

Bottle trees can fit amicably into a garden setting, ... Look for a variety of sizes and shapes of wine bottle trees, like this Fun Express Bottle Tree from Amazon for $35.

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 ...

The bottle tree doesn't get attacked by many pests but damage to the trunk makes the tree susceptible to infection. Make sure you don't damage the bark with the mower or the brushcutter and don't ...

The bottle tree is slowly becoming common in East Texas gardens. Several have appeared in gardens featured in past Smith County Master Garden Tour of Gardens.

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 ...