tree tunnel

{{Short description|Foliage corridor}}

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A tree tunnel is a road, lane or track where the trees on each side form a more or less continuous canopy overhead, giving the effect of a tunnel.

The effect may be achieved in a formal avenue lined with trees or in a more rural setting with randomly placed trees on each side of the route.{{cite web | url=http://www.killerdirectory.com/blog/nature/tree-tunnels.html | title=10 Enchanting Tree Tunnels | website=www.killerdirectory.com | publisher=Killer Directory | date=6 August 2009 | accessdate=March 4, 2012 | last=Eaves | first=David }}{{cite web| url=http://www.freedating.co.uk/articles/12-romantic-tree-tunnels.html | title=12 Romantic Tree Tunnels | website=www.freedating.co.uk | publisher=FreeDating.co.uk | location=UK | accessdate=March 4, 2012 }}

The British artist David Hockney has painted tree tunnels as a theme,{{cite web | url=http://www.hockneypictures.com/articles_html/times_Oct25.htm | title=The three David Hockneys | website=www.hockneypictures.com | publisher=Hockney Pictures | accessdate=March 4, 2012 | last=Howgate| first=Sarah | date=25 October 2006 }} as especially illustrated at a 2012 solo exhibition of his work at the Royal Academy in London, England.{{cite web | url=http://www.creaturesofculture.com/2012/02/david-hockney-ra-bigger-picture.html | title=David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture | website=www.creaturesofculture.com | publisher=Creatures of Culture | accessdate=March 4, 2012 | last=Nairn | first=Sarah | date=29 February 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309052115/http://www.creaturesofculture.com/2012/02/david-hockney-ra-bigger-picture.html | archivedate=9 March 2012 }}

The English landscape artist Nick Schlee has used a tree tunnel as subject matter.{{cite web | url=http://www.modernartistsgallery.com/imageshow/27_3456_NickSchlee.php |title=Nick Schlee — Green Tunnel | website=www.modernartistsgallery.com | publisher=Modern Artists Gallery | accessdate=March 4, 2012}}