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What species of tree is good for this?

relatively durable

relatively fast growing and amenable to bending and grafting

willow?

anybody ID those trees?

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From the article: "The couple, who work with a range of trees including willow, oak and ash, said there were currently "a few dozen" growing pieces in their orchard, including stools, benches and "the odd chandelier" in progress."

an oak chair would take forever

I wonder if this could be done with bamboo.

Can you graft bamboo? Maybe join it by weaving or twisting

Your comment made me think of those helix-shaped bamboos from IKEA. While this is of course on a whole different level, it does suggest some kind of shaping is possible for bamboo as well. And it wouldn't take decades...

"Lucky bamboo" is actually a lily.

Akshually, it's an asparagus - dracaena sanderiana (or, usually erroneously, - braunii).

Thanks for inspiring me to look it up! I'm gonna have so much fun at the next party :D

Probably rattan, not bamboo.

See my other comment - it's neither bamboo nor rattan, but a kind of asparagus.

Ah, I was thinking of the rattan chairs, some of which are woven into patterns although I don't see any helices.

Camphor Laurel (Camphora officinarum) in ideal conditions, and for a patient individual, can be observed to grow.

I don’t only if it’s suitable for this particular application, and it’s considered a noxious weed in Australia.

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