The patented Living Urn® is America's first and leading bio urn & planting system designed to grow a beautiful, enduring memory tree, plant, or flowers with cremated remains!
Join the tens of thousands of families who have honored a loved one when they pass on and celebrate all they’ve given us - the joy, the companionship, the love - and keep their memory present in our lives! Give back and grow a living memory with The Living Urn®...
The patented Living Urn® BioUrn® and Planting System is complex in its design, but simple and easy to use.
Place your loved one's cremated remains in the BioUrn® and add our proprietary RootProtect® additive on top. Next, lower the roots of the young tree into our special BioUrn®, add premium growth mix, and plant it in the ground. A beautiful, enduring living memorial will then grow up from the urn and the cremated remains to keep your loved one's memory present in your life!
Personalize your loved one's Living Urn with special engraving on the bamboo casing. You can include their name, dates of birth and passing, a sentiment and an optional symbol.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, if you would like The Living Urn System now but want to plant at a later date, you can let us know a tree shipment date in the 'notes' section at checkout. Also, if you don't know when you will plant, you can simply ask for a voucher or order The Living Urn with a Voucher for a Tree and we will ship the tree when you are ready. Of course, you can always call us with special instructions if you prefer.
We ship The Living Urn System out the same day that you order (assuming the order was placed before 2pm MT, 4pm ET) and we ship the tree whenever you are ready to plant as it is best to plant as soon as you can after receiving your tree. If you are having your Living Urn engraved, we will likely ship it the same day as you ordered. However, since engraving takes time, your Living Urn may ship the next day. If you have any special requests, just give us a call and we will do everything we can to meet your needs.
The Living Urn® Bio Urn and Planting System is designed to be used with as much or as little of one set of cremated remains. It is large enough to hold all of the cremated remains and provide enough room for the additives and tree roots. We also have many customers that will plant only a portion of the cremated remains with The Living Urn. This is the case when families split the cremated remains among siblings and plant multiple memory trees or when people just want to keep some. Our instructions explain any adjustments to make when planting different amounts. Sharing the remains among family to grow multiple memory trees has become very popular.
Yes, absolutely - the age of the ashes or cremated remains has no effect. Many families will plant cremated remains that they have had for many years with The Living Urn!
We have a lot of families who plant in the Spring, Fall and Summer. All are excellent times of the year to plant trees. All of our trees are shipped in small pots with a healthy root system so they can be safely transplanted in all seasons. If you are in a warmer climate (FL, CA, AZ, NV, parts of TX, GA, TN, SC, AL, LA, MS and more) then Winter can even be an excellent time to plant.
We believe many of our customers will simply plant The Living Urn® on their own property or in their yard. Different cities, etc. have different rules you can look into. We also have lots of customers that will go out and plant their tree in a favorite place or at a local cemetery (this seems to be happening more and more and many cemeteries are open to this option). We also have had lots of people plant Living Urns® on Church properties and many people that have asked and received permission to plant at City, State and even National parks. Also, click here to view the various Cemeteries, Memorial Gardens, and Natural Preserves around the U.S. where you can plant a Living Urn®.
We ship The Living Urn System out the same day that you order (assuming the order was placed before 2pm MT or 4pm ET) and we ship the tree whenever you are ready to plant as it is best to plant as soon as you can after receiving your tree. If you had your Living Urn engraved, we will likely ship it the same day as you ordered. However, since engraving takes time, your Living Urn may ship the next day. If you have any special requests, just give us a call and we will do everything we can to meet your needs.
If you would like The Living Urn System now but want to plant at a later date, you can let us know a tree shipment date in the 'notes' section at checkout. Also, if you don't know when you will plant, you can simply ask for a voucher and we will ship the tree when you are ready. Of course, you can always call us with special instructions if you prefer.
Many of our customers plant their tree in a pot so they can transplant it later wherever they settle. Just make sure the pot is at least 16” tall and 12” wide (but the bigger the better). Another option is to use a portion of the ashes with The Living Urn at your current location and also keep some with you. This way if you move you can simply purchase another Living Urn and plant a new tree with the remaining ashes at your new location. A third option is to order The Living Urn Indoors or The Living Urn Planter and grow a living memory indoors or on a patio.
While many of our customers plant in the ground, we also have a large number that plant in a pot. Be sure to get a large enough pot (at least 16” tall and 12” wide, but the bigger the pot, the better) and use plenty of soil. When you purchase The Living Urn, we provide detailed instructions for planting in a pot.
USE THE ECORIAL® APP WITH The Living Urn®
The Ecorial® App is the leading new way to memorialize and honor a loved one as they Rest in Nature®. When planting a Living Urn at a special place, use the Ecorial® App to “mark the spot” by recording the exact GPS coordinates plus the time and date of the event. You can also upload photos and videos of your loved one’s forever resting place and create a beautiful interactive online memorial with ease.
The Ecorial® app can be found in Apple’s App Store (for iOS) and Google Play (for Android),
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