The Willow Tree Fountain is an imitation tree which squirts water on the unsuspecting from its branches. The willow tree fountain, created in 1693, reflected the European taste for ingenius "joke" fountains that suddenly drenched unsuspecting visitors who had paused to admire its life like qualities. According to Chatsworth accounts, a designer was paid 60 pounds for an artificial tree of brass for a fountain at Chatsworth. In 1826 the willow tree fountain had long fallen into disrepair, so head gardener Paxton arranged for a new one. It was composed of 8,000 pieces of copper and brass and had 800 jets of water hidden in the branches and leaves. Paxton erected the fountain, not in the original location in the center of the ring pond, but in a partially concealed glade fashioned from Paxton's new naturalistic rock garden. It was to be an artificial element in the middle of the artfully arranged natural landscape. A new reservoir was dug on top of the hill to supply water to the fountain, which was later dubbed a squirting tree by the delighted young Princess Victoria, who was to become Queen of England in 1837. The joke element did not fade with time. The tree has been replaced twice and was restored in 1983. Be careful when you zoom-in, you might get wet! ;D) Thank you for your kind comments.