The smiling tree has become the inspiration for a children's book after bringing joy to the neighborhood.
The owner of the smiling tree in Huntington Beach, CA, Edgar Palacol, says it looked easy to trim... when it was small.
"The gardener would cut it, then I thought well I could easily do it, I have the tools.
But it turned out I didn't have the ladder, so I had to stop at the top and let it grow out," said Palacol.
After a suggestion from his wife to put a face on it, the tree has been given a new face for every season.
From Christmas to Halloween to even the COVID-19 pandemic, the tree has brought a smile to neighbors and strangers for more than 14 years.
The smiling tree even inspired Julie William...