] "Capsula Mundi is planted in the earth like a seed. Above
] it, to signal the presence of occupied space, is a
] shallow concave circle dug out of the ground. In the
] center of which, a tree is planted, the essence of it
] chosen in life by the dead one, the care of this tree is
] the responsibility of everyone. The aim is ecological
] burial, literally a more natural way to decay.
]
]
] The cemetery will, then, acquire a new look. No longer
] the overpopulated urban environment with congested
] architecture, it will be a natural one in contact with
] the earth, enveloping expansive areas, entire hills
] consecrated to the cult of the dead. Summarizing, it is a
] different landscape devoted to the worship of our
] ancestry: a sacred forest."

[ Ever since i read Chapterhouse:Dune, in which one of the BG sisters is buried upright and a tree planted above her, I've wanted to be buried this way. What better memorial than a tree? -k]

Boing Boing: Tree of death