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Tree house
Above-ground platform or building in a tree / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Tree house (disambiguation).
A tree house, tree fort or treeshed, is a platform or building constructed around, next to or among the trunk or branches of one or more mature trees while above ground level. Tree houses can be used for recreation, work space, habitation, a hangout space and observation. People occasionally connect ladders or staircases to get up to the platforms.
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