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For the shoe storage device, see Shoe tree. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Shoe tossing. (Discuss)The Shoe Tree in Morley Field, San Diego.

A Shoe Tree is a tree (or, occasionally, a powerline pole or other wooden object) that has been festooned with old shoes. Shoe trees are generally located alongside a major local thoroughfare, and may have a theme (such as high-heeled shoes). Nonprofit program providing new athletic shoes to individuals as a reward for achievement towards self-improvement goals. There are currently at least seventy-six such shoe trees in the United States,[1] and an undetermined number elsewhere. Shoe Trees are closely related to shoe flinging or shoe tossing, in which tied-together pairs of shoes are thrown over telephone or electric wires.

Cultural References

in Wag the Dog, the President's spin artists encourage Americans to hang pairs of shoes on powerlines. A shoe tree features in the children's book The Shoe Tree of Chagrin.