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Peter Cook Becky Northey
3 Methods of Tree Shaping
Every Aspiring Tree Shaper should be Aware of
ISBN 978-1-921571-41-1
1.Arts 2.Landscaping 3.Gardening
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About the Authors
Peter Cook and Becky Northey were invited to be the featured artists at the 2005 World
Expo in Japan, where they were acknowledged as the world leaders in this art form. With
a combined 41 years of real-world ex-
perience, they have developed the tree
shaping process of Pooktre. As founders
of Pooktre: a new way of viewing trees,
they are internationally known artists,
giving presentations, teaching individuals
as well consulting with the Queensland
government. In addition to this, life size
photos of their trees have been exhibited
internationally and there has been world-
wide media attention of their trees both in
print and film.