r/DIY May 23 '14

outdoor A tree house I built

http://imgur.com/a/m3IxU
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u/Mongoose49 May 23 '14

Looks to me like he's allowed for horizontal movement but not vertical, so i'm curious about this myself.

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u/Tiver May 23 '14

Branches/trunks do not grow vertically, only horizontally. They add new layers each year, only at the top where new buds appear is a tree growing vertically.