{{Short description|Foliage corridor}} {{About|tree canopies above a road producing a tunnel-like effect|tunnels through tree trunks|Tunnel tree}} [[File:TreeTunnel.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|Trees over a street in Coral Gables, Florida]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eaves |first=David |date=6 August 2009 |title=10 Enchanting Tree Tunnels |url=http://www.killerdirectory.com/blog/nature/tree-tunnels.html |access-date=March 4, 2012 |website=www.killerdirectory.com |publisher=Killer Directory}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=12 Romantic Tree Tunnels |url=http://www.freedating.co.uk/articles/12-romantic-tree-tunnels.html |access-date=March 4, 2012 |website=www.freedating.co.uk |publisher=FreeDating.co.uk |location=UK}}</ref>
The British artist David Hockney has painted tree tunnels as a theme,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Howgate |first=Sarah |date=25 October 2006 |title=The three David Hockneys |url=http://www.hockneypictures.com/articles_html/times_Oct25.htm |access-date=March 4, 2012 |website=www.hockneypictures.com |publisher=Hockney Pictures}}</ref> as especially illustrated at a 2012 solo exhibition of his work at the Royal Academy in London, England.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nairn |first=Sarah |date=29 February 2012 |title=David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture |url=http://www.creaturesofculture.com/2012/02/david-hockney-ra-bigger-picture.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309052115/http://www.creaturesofculture.com/2012/02/david-hockney-ra-bigger-picture.html |archive-date=9 March 2012 |access-date=March 4, 2012 |website=www.creaturesofculture.com |publisher=Creatures of Culture}}</ref> The English landscape artist Nick Schlee has used a tree tunnel as subject matter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nick Schlee — Green Tunnel |url=http://www.modernartistsgallery.com/imageshow/27_3456_NickSchlee.php |access-date=March 4, 2012 |website=www.modernartistsgallery.com |publisher=Modern Artists Gallery}}</ref>
==Gallery== {{clear}} <gallery> File:Brijuni 20180401.jpg|Brijuni Islands, Istria County, Croatia File:Tree Tunnel - Palmer Avenue, Uptown New Orleans 2000.jpg|New Orleans street, November 2000 File:A tree tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 895804.jpg|Rural tree tunnel, Norfolk, UK File:Green Mile Tunnel, Rivne.jpg|Tunnel of Love, Klevan, Ukraine File:Dülmen, Börnste, Waldweg -- 2015 -- 4649.jpg|Börnste hamlet, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany File:Srirampuram tree tunnel.jpg|Tree tunnel in Srirampuram village, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India </gallery>
== See also ==
{{portal|Trees}}{{Commons category}} * {{annotated link|Arbor (garden)}} * {{annotated link|Dark Hedges}} * {{annotated link|Grove (nature)}} * {{annotated link|Sunken lane}} * {{annotated link|Tunnel of Love (railway)}} * {{annotated link|Tunnel of Trees}} * {{annotated link|Vault (architecture)}}
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Trees Category:Tunnels Category:Road infrastructure Category:Types of thoroughfares