Axel Erlandson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American horticulturist
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Place of Birth: Halland, Halland County, Sweden
About Axel Erlandson
- Axel Erlandson (December 15, 1884 – April 28, 1964) was a Swedish American farmer who shaped trees as a hobby, and opened a horticultural attraction in 1947 advertised as "See the World's Strangest Trees Here," and named "The Tree Circus."The trees appeared in the column of Robert Ripley's Believe It or Not! twelve times.
- Erlandson sold his attraction shortly before his death.
- The trees were moved to Gilroy Gardens in 1985.
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