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."
The tunnel allowed tourists——to walk. Or drive through the tree with a car. The tunnels were bored——to boost tourism.
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."
| Name | Place | Tree species | Note | Picture |
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| Wawona Tree | Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park | Sequoiadendron giganteum | Fell 1969 | 
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| Pioneer Cabin Tree | Calaveras, Calaveras Big Trees State Park | Sequoiadendron giganteum | Fell 2017 | 
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| Tunnel Log | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | Sequoiadendron giganteum | Fell 1937, blocking road, a tunnel cut through the log in 1938 | 
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| Chandelier Tree | Leggett | Sequoia sempervirens | 
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| Shrine Drive-Thru Tree | Myers Flat | Sequoia sempervirens | 
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| Klamath Tour-Thru Tree | Klamath | Sequoia sempervirens | ||
| California Tunnel Tree | Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park | Sequoiadendron giganteum | 
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| Dead Giant Tunnel Tree | Tuolumne, Yosemite National Park | Sequoiadendron giganteum | 
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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.