WTF? Wednesday: Toilet Trees

4 years ago Nature

Toilet TreeToilet Tree – gives the word toiletries a whole new meaning

Eco Tree Toilet

If you were asked to describe an eco-toilet, a few examples would probably spring to mind – a long-drop à la Survivor style, a portable festival loo or one of those not-so-private street plastic urinals, not the hollowed out heart of tree. Well, it seems that now you can relieve yourself, quite legally, in the middle this ancient arborous, although the distinct lack of door may put some people off. Depends how much you like to be at one with nature.

But does anyone know where is it? Double kudos for guessing where the top image is from, too.

Tree Eco Toilet

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eco toilet in tree

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Written by: Linda

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Dan says

Nov 30th, 2008 at 12am
That tree toilet is really funny!

Chris says

Aug 6th, 2008 at 12am
How can you write an article called 'Toilet trees' -- and NOT include a picture of a bog myrtle???

Ben says

Aug 6th, 2008 at 12am
Looks like a Baobab tree - pretty common in Southern Africa. I'd guess that your particular baobab tree toilet is in Zambia (http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/photo-of-the-day/photo-of-the-day-tree-toilet/2007/12/18/) but there's a much more impressive one in Limpopo, South Africa - they built an entire bar in a 6000 year old baobab! http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-baobab-bar-tree.html