The Circus Trees were originally created by Axel Erlandson (1884-1964) after immigrating to the USA from Sweden. After his baby daughter was born, being divinely inspired, he created his first special tree via grafting and careful bending. He went on to create a total of 70 incredible trees.
Axel ran small tourist attraction called the "Tree Circus" outside of Santa Cruz, CA. By 1957, Axel's trees became quite famous in the media and all around the world after being featured in Life Magazine. In 1963, Axel sold his trees do to ailing health and since then, the trees have had many owners. At one point, Disneyland was interested in purchasing the trees, however they were priced to high. The trees finally made it to their current home, Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in Gilroy, CA. Unfortunately, only 29 fabulous trees remain.
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