Argentinian farmer grew a "guitar" from 7,000 trees (2 photos + 1 video)
Pedro Martín Ureta planted these trees in the late 1980s in memory of his late wife, who dreamed of turning the plot of land into a drawing of her favorite instrument, but never got the chance to make it a reality.
Pedro Martín Ureta owns a farm near the town of Laboulaye in central Argentina. He once had love: in his youth, he met a girl named Graciela, fell in love, and married her.
The couple was expecting another child, but suddenly Graciela passed away: at the age of 25, she died of a brain aneurysm. Several years later, Pedro decided to leave himself and the world a reminder of those happy days—and he planted an entire forest in memory of the woman he loved.
One day, Graciela was flying on a plane and looked at the Argentine fields below: one of them was shaped like a milk jug. Graciela soon told her husband about what she had seen and asked if they could make something similar: perhaps in the shape of a guitar, her favorite instrument. Pedro promised to think about it later, but "later" never came.
Two years after his wife's death, the man and his children decided to make Graciela's dream come true, even if she would never live to see it—in memory of their wife and mother. Over forty years, they planted a grove of 7,000 trees on their farm, which, from a bird's eye view, perfectly resemble the silhouette of a guitar.
Pedro initially turned to landscape designers for help, but they decided he was crazy and abandoned his fantastical project, so he had to work on everything himself. To mark the rows of trees, Pedro lined up his children in the field; they helped him accurately determine the distances.
The grove is approximately one kilometer long. The guitar's "body" is planted with evergreen cypresses, and the neck with blue eucalyptus. During the first few years, the family actively fought pests that threatened the plants, but now a veritable forest rises on the property, reminding everyone of the beautiful Graciela.
Ironically, Pedro is afraid of flying, so he's never personally seen the field from above—but, of course, he's seen photos and even a Google Maps image where the "guitar" is clearly visible. The popular service has over a hundred reviews of the place: people who know the story share warm words about the farmer and his wife.
Here's one example: "This is the best proof that a man in love is capable of anything—hats off to the husband who spent ten years planting trees in memory of his beloved, who passed away. I'm sure she's looking down at the guitar from the sky and smiling." Another, more succinct one: "Give him a gold medal for being the most romantic man on earth."
