Heatherwick unveils ‘Tree of Trees’ sculpture for Queen’s Jubilee weekend

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Temporary steel and timber structure to be built outside Buckingham Palace in June

Heatherwick has designed a 21m tall tree sculpture that will be erected outside Buckingham Palace in June for the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations.

The ‘Tree of Trees’ will house 350 native British trees within a spiralling steel and timber frame, with each tree planted in an aluminium pot embossed with the Queen’s cypher.

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