Portland Canopy

The modern Portland tree house

A new Portland company manufactures custom-built tree houses. (elevatedlivingpdx.com)
A new Portland company manufactures custom-built tree houses. (elevatedlivingpdx.com)

In response to yesterday’s post about what likely is the largest tree house in the world, a business owner submitted information about the tree houses she provides.

Schuyler Silva is founder and owner of Elevated Living, an eco-friendly tree house provider that uses second growth logs.

Silva said her new company has built one custom tree house so far—price range from $10,000-15,000—for a homeowner in Southwest Portland.

Any other tree house pictures or building ideas out there? The time for scraped knees and rope burn is approaching—send your ideas to [email protected]

–Toshio Suzuki

Tree City USA

The tree house that Noah built

The Minister's Tree House, Crossville, TN
Dubbed "The Minister's Tree House," this Tennessee tourist attraction is made of recycled lumber. (Flickr.com)
View of Church, Minister's Tree House, Crossville, TN
Standing a reported 10-stories tall, the tree house has plenty of room for a regulation hoop. (Flickr.com)

This tree house in Tennessee is over 10,000 square feet and 10 stories tall, according to treehugger.com

Made of entirely recycled lumber, the popular tourist attraction apparently cost the owner only $12,000 to make, most of which was spent on nails.

The structure is built in, around, and on top of a tree, technically making it a tree house.

What type of tree makes for the best tree houses?

Most famous tree house in Portland?

–Toshio Suzuki