What is Treehouse?
[[File:Arba domo en la parko de la Château de Langeais 02.jpg|thumb|275px|A tree house in the [[Loire]] [[Valley]], [[France]]]] '''Treehouses''' are [[wikt:platform|platform]]s or [[building]]s built into a [[tree]]. They are [[Construction|constructed]] around, next to, or in mature trees. They are usually above [[ground]] [[level]]. Tree houses can be used for [[recreation]], [[work (physics)|work]] space or as an [[observation deck]]. A tree house can be a [[wikt:peaceful|peaceful]] quiet place for [[wikt:seclusion|seclusion]] or [[wikt:solitude|solitude]]. ==Practical uses== Treehouses are often built for [[children]] to play.<ref name=Harris6>John Harris, ''Treehouses: View from the Top'' (Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2003), p. 6</ref> They are a natural extension of children's love of climbing trees.<ref name=Harris6/> Treehouses can also be a casual retreat or working space, especially if provided with [[electricity]]. In many parts of the world guests can [[Renting|rent]] a treehouse.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://glampinghub.com/rentalsearch/tree-houses/ |title=Treehouses |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Glamping Hub |accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref> They can also stay in a treehouse [[hotel]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/worlds-coolest-tree-house-hotels |title=World's Coolest Tree-House Hotels |author=Damon Tabor |date=12 April 2013 |website=Travel and Leisure |publisher=Time Inc. |accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref> Sometimes they are built for [[wikt:protection|protection]] against [[Wildlife|wild animals]]. In some parts of the [[tropics]], houses are either [[wikt:fasten|fasten]]ed to trees<ref>Lon Levin, ''Knack Treehouses'' (Guilford, CT: Morris Book Publishing, 2010), pp. 132–133</ref> or [[Elevation|elevated]] on [[Stilt house|stilts]].<ref>David Clark, ''Ultimate Treehouses'' (Philadelphia: Courage Books, 2003), p. 18</ref> This is to keep the living quarters above the ground to protect occupants. A tree house can also be a place to store food from [[scavenger|scave