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About The Show
People who know and work with Pete Nelson describe him as a tree whisperer but for his part, Nelson lets the trees do the talking. This world-renowned treehouse builder and his team of craftsmen -- including his son Charlie -- create incredible homes and businesses in nature's canopy using a combination of science and art. The team works to help clients realize their aspirations by creating both sky-high, multi-bedroom treehouses with elaborate kitchens and bathrooms as well as simpler, more peaceful one-room escapes.
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Pete Nelson and his family gear up to expand their treehouse empire on 23-acres of forest wonderland. As construction kicks off, Pete enlists his son Charlie to oversee the project that will be a home base for him to live in full-time.
Zac Brown's Space Crab
Country music superstar Zac Brown asks Pete Nelson to build an otherworldly treehouse at Camp Southern Ground -- a state-of-the-art camp for kids. The team constructs a zinc-wrapped treehouse that's half spaceship, half horseshoe crab and fully out of this world!
Jeffersonian Honeymoon Suite
Drawing on the architectural innovations of Thomas Jefferson, Pete designs a luxurious two-story treehouse with colonial columns. The Bella Rose Plantation project is the crew's first in Virginia.
Adventure Headquarters
Pete and the crew embark on an epic quest to give a thrill-seeking couple the treehouse of their dreams -- an adventure headquarters in the sky sitting 16 feet high in three cedars with a wraparound deck and stunning panoramic views.
City Sleeker Treehouse
Pete is back in Texas to build a sophisticated, sleek and chic treehouse in the heart of Dallas. Daryl and the NTS team put treehouse engineering to the ultimate test at Washington State University.
Rustic English Re-tree-t
Pete and his team embark on a quest to an idyllic farm in Waxhaw, North Carolina, with orders to craft an elegant English retreat with a hanging bed fit for a queen. But standing in the way of Pete and his holy grail of pastoral treehouse builds are goats!
Frank Lloyd Lakehouse
Pete and the crew channel famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright for a triple-decker treehouse on the shores of Lake Barkley in Kentucky. With more square footage than any treehouse in NTS history, the high-design "treehome" will offer a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and more!
Mindbending Silver Maple
Inspired by tales of a time long past, Pete builds a treehouse cradled by the stems of a twisty silver maple on the shore of Washington's Lake Chelan. The cedar-shingled structure has a curved turret that soars two stories high and a deck to take in views of the lake.
Home Tree Home
Pete Nelson sets his eyes on the gargantuan Sitka spruce of his dreams on the coast of Oregon. Together with his team, Pete takes this treehouse escape and turns it into a full-time, live-in treehouse.
Glamorous Glamping Retreat
Pete Nelson and his team head to New Jersey to build a luxurious, Adirondack-style campers' retreat for an outdoor-loving couple. Glamping features include a screened-in porch, a floating barbecue deck and a cozy hanging bed.
Nelson Family Treehouse
Pete Nelson gifts his daughter Emily and her boyfriend Patrick, a NTS carpenter, with the ultimate housewarming gift -- a treehouse of their very own. He turns a piece of Nelson family history into a Moroccan marvel nested nearly 35 feet off the ground.
Ultimate Treehouses V
From a manta ray-shaped wonderland in the Thai jungle to a spirit-soothing hideaway nestled in Australia's wilderness, Pete Nelson explores treehouses that tap into the mind, body and spirit.
Thrill 'n' Chill Treehouse
Pete comes to western Washington to create a 20-foot high treehouse built for action. Thrills include a 55-foot-long bouncy-bridge entryway and a zip line through the surrounding forest.
Home Tree Home
Pete Nelson sets his eyes on the gargantuan Sitka spruce of his dreams on the coast of Oregon. Together with his team, Pete takes this treehouse escape and turns it into a full-time, live-in treehouse.
Magical Party Pad
Pete Nelson and his team head to the Platte River Valley area of eastern Nebraska to build a magical, towering treetop castle for a family that has decided to never grow up.
Rustic English Re-tree-t
Pete and his team embark on a quest to an idyllic farm in Waxhaw, North Carolina, with orders to craft an elegant English retreat with a hanging bed fit for a queen. But standing in the way of Pete and his holy grail of pastoral treehouse builds are goats!
How 'bout Them Apples?
Pete Nelson trucks out to Walden, New York, to build a treehouse tasting room for Angry Orchard. The pavilion-style structure will elevate guests high above the acres of apple trees where they can enjoy a glass of hard cider and soak in the views of the orchard.
Ultimate Treehouses IV
Pete Nelson explores ingenious treehouse designs and engineering feats of builders the world over. At the end of his adventure, he embarks on his very own epic treehouse engineering repair.
Glasshouse Treehouse
Pete treks to New York's Catskill Mountains to build a glass house in the sky. Piecing materials together like a puzzle, Pete uses his clients' collection of 50 vintage windows to construct an elegant treehouse encased in walls of glass.
Nature's Super HQ
Pete Nelson and his team put forth superhero efforts to build a treehouse for the For-Mar Nature Preserve just outside of Flint, Michigan. This five-platform "nature headquarters" aims to be a beacon of positivity in a community still reeling from the 2014 water crisis.
Hill Country Hideout
In Texas Hill Country, Pete and the gang build a rustic double-decker hideout, set among six live oak trees and featuring a saloon-style lower level with a glass floor.
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