Strijp-S was an inner city Philips factory site adjacent to the centre of Eindhoven. Since the beginning of last century, Philips had been using the 27-hectare industrial estate for manufacturing and development of electronic products and is listed as an industrial heritage site. At the end of last century, once Philips had moved to a new campus at the edge of Eindhoven, the decision was taken to give the area a new purpose. These day the old factory buildings house flats as well as companies in the creative industry. West-8 signed up for the design of the outdoor space and came up with an unusual vision. The Torenallee which dominates the area would become a boulevard for walking/cycling with a double of forked sycamores. Since the plans were drawn up early on, it was possible to cultivate these trees under contract, to the exact specifications of the architect. In 2007, Van den Berk started to cultivate 365 bifurcated sycamores with the intention of bifurcating them at 5 and 10 metres once the trunks had thickened out sufficiently. In 2012, the first bifurcation was strong enough and the trees were ready for planting. The second bifurcation will be done on site in a number of years, as soon as the trees are thick and tall enough. KWS-Eindhoven was the client for this project. Van Kessel Sport en Cultuurtechniek planted the trees.