Montevallo's (Alabama) Orr Park is home to over 30 carved trees, which can be found by a trail along the park’s Shoal Creek. The trees were carved by local artist Tim Tingle.
The project began after a massive storm hit Montevallo back in 1983, resulting in extensive damage to the wooded area within Orr Park. Despite calls from the city to remove all the damaged trees for safety reasons, Tim stepped in and offered his services to turn them into something beautiful. Some 10 years after the storm, he set to work. Over the course of several years, he carved figures, faces and storybook characters into the tree trunks. The carved trees are now known collectively as Tinglewood.
