It probably has its nest at the top of a tall tree."
VOA: special.2010.04.03
Also at the Tate Britain in the coming months is a major retrospective of the work of leading British sculptor and early Turner Prize winner Richard Deacon, who achieved international recognition in the 1980s with works such as TallTree in the Ear.
Is the answer that, like a tall pine tree, the Japanese pagoda with its massive trunk-like central pillar known as a shinbashira simply flexes and sways when riding out a typhoon or an earthquake?
The official White House Christmas tree, which stands tall in the center of the Blue Room, honors the courageous service of the troops, veterans, and military families who serve our country with pride.