{"article":{"__typename":"BlogArticle","id":"BlogArticle:213570","categories":[],"content":[{"__typename":"ArticleLegacyHtml","tagName":"P","idAttr":"","className":"","style":"","innerHtml":"

By Patrick Appel
Artist Tim Knowles makes trees draw. More here."}],"editorialProject":null,"primaryCategory":{"__typename":"Channel","displayName":"Daily Dish","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/","slug":"daily-dish"},"reviews":[],"embeds":[],"authors":[{"id":"Author:2563","displayName":"The Daily Dish","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/author/daily-dish/","biography":{"default":"2006-2011 archives for The Daily Dish, featuring Andrew Sullivan","__typename":"Biography"},"socialMedia":[],"__typename":"Author","slug":"daily-dish"}],"preview":null,"layout":"standard","secondaryByline":"","dek":"\n\n","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/07/an-artistic-oak/213570/","title":"An Artistic Oak","seoTitle":"An Artistic Oak","dateModified":"2013-07-18T21:38:54Z","datePublished":"2008-07-29T07:10:00Z","hasMeter":true,"primaryChannel":{"displayName":"Daily Dish","__typename":"Channel","slug":"daily-dish"},"shareImage1x1":null,"shareImage16x9":null,"shareImage4x3":null,"shareImageDefault":null,"shareImageSquareDefault":null,"shareImageLeadArt":null,"shareDek":"\n\n","shareText":null,"shareTitle":"An Artistic Oak","editorsNote":null,"leadArt":null,"fbiaUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/facebook-instant/article/213570/","canonicalUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/07/an-artistic-oak/213570/","syndication":"ALL","shareImage2x1":null,"shareImageSmall":null,"channels":[{"slug":"daily-dish","__typename":"Channel"}],"watsonInfo":{"keywords":["Artist Tim Knowles","Patrick Appel"],"__typename":"WatsonInfo"},"slug":"an-artistic-oak","grapeshot":{"segments":["gv_safe","gb_safe","pos_alcohol","pos_chasemarriott","pos_citibank","pos_creditcard","pos_disasters","pos_diseases","pos_disney_fxfargo","pos_ey","pos_facebook_safety","pos_hermes","pos_ibm","pos_jpmc","pos_mastercard","pos_mobkoi","pos_septembereleven","pos_toyota_fy23","gs_entertain_arts","an_bankofamerica_negative","an_facebook_safe","an_jpmc_safe","an_ms_safe","an_volvo_safe","ap_alfaromeo_safe","ap_bankofamerica_safe","ap_citi_banking_safe","ap_citi_hurricanes","ap_citi_injury","ap_citi_naacp_safe","ap_citi_sex_safe","ap_citi_transportation_safe","ap_facebook_infeed_safe","ap_facebook_safe","ap_fidelity_safe","ap_gwp","ap_jpmc_safe","ap_ms_safe","ap_netflix_israeli_safe","ap_texas_shooting_safe","ap_volvo_safe","general_safe_gv","gs_entertain","gs_home_gardening","gs_science_environ","gs_home","gs_science"],"__typename":"Grapeshot"},"advertisingInfo":{"disableHouseAd":false,"__typename":"AdvertisingInfo"}}}

Sections

The Print Edition