Axel Erlandson
Male, Deceased Person
1884 – 1964
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Who was Axel Erlandson?
Axel Erlandson 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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- Born
- Dec 15, 1884
Sweden - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- 1964
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on July 23, 2013
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