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For years, they shared our mornings, our silences and our sofas. They deserve a tribute worthy of all the love they gave us. The Tree Urn is a natural cork funeral urn — ecological, personalised, and designed to transform loss into life: a growing tree, a living memory that never truly fades.
“A cat funeral urn is not simply an urn — it is the first gesture of a lasting tribute, the bridge between loss and living memory.”
1. Cat Cremation: What You Need to Know
Across Europe and North America, cremation has become the most widely chosen form of commemoration for companion animals. It gives owners the opportunity to keep their cat’s ashes in a respectful form — to carry them close, or to offer them a permanent resting place in nature.
An adult cat typically weighs between 3 and 10 kg. After cremation, the ashes represent a modest volume — generally around 200 grams — which means a standard-sized urn is often far too large. The Tree Urn Size S is precisely dimensioned for this.
What about regulations?
Unlike human ashes, which are strictly regulated in most countries, pet ashes are subject to virtually no legal restrictions in the vast majority of nations worldwide. You are entirely free to keep your cat’s ashes at home, scatter them, or bury them — in your garden, in a meaningful natural space, or in a pot indoors.
2. The Tree Urn Size S — Designed for Cats
The Tree Urn Size S has been precisely designed to hold the ashes of a small to medium-sized animal — up to 10 kg body weight. It is the ideal solution for cats of all breeds.
- Material: Agglomerated cork — 92% recycled cork + 8% ecological binder
- Size: Size S — compact urn
- Animal weight: Up to 10 kg
- Biodegradability: 6 to 8 years in soil
- Compartments: 2 — one for ashes, one for the plant
- Custom print: Included
- Delivery: Europe · Canada · USA
The cork used in Tree Urn comes from the bark of the cork oak tree, harvested in Portugal and Spain without felling the tree — it regenerates naturally every 9 years. It is one of the most sustainable and noble natural materials available, warm to the touch and deeply symbolic of the cycle of life.
3. Two Compartments: An Honest Design
The Tree Urn is built around a fundamental biological truth: seeds cannot germinate in the presence of cremation ashes. The high alkalinity and mineral concentration of ashes make germination impossible
Tree Urn’s answer is honest and elegant: two physically separated compartments, each fulfilling its own purpose.
- Upper compartment: Place the plant or young tree of your choice here — purchased from your local nursery. Choose one that reflects your cat’s personality: rosemary for a spirited wanderer, mimosa for a sun-lover, a fig tree for a quiet and patient companion.
- Lower compartment: The ashes rest here, sealed by the cork stopper. As the urn biodegrades over 6 to 8 years in the soil, the minerals gradually migrate upward, naturally nourishing the roots of the tree above.
Why not seeds? Cremation ashes are chemically incompatible with seed germination.
4. A Printed Message: A Final Farewell
Every cat leaves a unique mark. With Tree Urn, you can have a personal message printed directly onto the urn — their name, a motif, a date, a phrase that belongs to you alone.
Printing on cork produces a soft, deep contrast — warm, natural, and beautifully readable. It is a permanent act of love, visible for as long as the urn rests above the earth, before it gently rejoins it.
“You were my quietest comfort. I will find you in every tree.”
“Little hunter of sunbeams — you will always be in our garden.”
5. An Ecological Tribute: Life After Life
Choosing a biodegradable urn is also a meaningful gesture for the planet. Unlike plastic or metal urns that can take hundreds of years to degrade, cork follows the rhythm of nature entirely.
Cremation ashes contain phosphorus, calcium and other minerals that enrich the soil. Separated into their own compartment, they gradually feed the roots of the plant or tree above — a beautiful and concrete way to give meaning to the cycle of life.
The Tree Urn can be planted in your garden, in a natural space, or even in a large pot indoors. Many customers choose to plant the urn in the sunny corner where their cat loved to nap. Others choose a nearby forest, turning the burial into a quiet act of reforestation. Whatever your choice, you create a living place of memory — somewhere you can return to, that grows with time.
6. How It Works — Step by Step
- Order & personalise — Choose the Size S urn and write your personal message to be printed on the cork.
- Receive your urn — Your urn arrives carefully packaged. Delivery across Europe, Canada and the USA in 3–5 business days.
- Place the ashes — Gently pour your cat’s ashes into the lower compartment. The cork stopper provides a secure, respectful seal.
- Choose your plant — Visit your local nursery and choose a plant or young tree that best symbolises your cat. Place it in the upper compartment.
- Plant & let nature live — Bury the urn in your chosen spot. Nature does the rest — slowly, gently, beautifully.
- A living memory — Over 6 to 8 years, the urn biodegrades, the ashes nourish the roots, and the tree grows — a living tribute to your companion.
7. Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Size S urn suitable for all cats?
Yes. The Size S is designed for animals up to 10 kg. The vast majority of domestic cats fall within this range. If your cat is particularly large (Maine Coon, Ragdoll), use our online calculator to verify the exact capacity.
Can I keep the urn at home before planting it?
Absolutely. The cork urn is designed to remain indoors for as long as you wish. Its natural degradation only begins once buried in moist soil. You can keep it for months while you find the right place.
Why can’t seeds be included directly in the urn?
Cremation ashes are chemically incompatible with seed germination. Their high alkalinity prevents seeds from sprouting — making any product claiming to combine seeds with ashes biologically misleading. Tree Urn’s two-compartment design solves this honestly.
What plant or tree should I choose?
Tree Urn does not supply the plant — you choose it from your local nursery. Popular choices include oak, birch, mimosa, rosemary, lavender, rosebush or fig. Choose whatever best reflects your cat’s personality.
Is it legal to bury pet ashes in my garden?
In the vast majority of countries worldwide, there is no regulation governing the ashes of companion animals. Unlike human ashes — which are strictly regulated — you are entirely free to keep, scatter or bury your cat’s ashes as you see fit.
Do you deliver outside Europe?
Yes. Tree Urn delivers across the EU, Switzerland, the UK, Canada and the USA. Standard delivery takes 3 to 5 business days.
A Memory That Grows
Choosing a Tree Urn for your cat is choosing to transform grief into life. A cork urn printed with their name, a plant or young tree chosen with love from your local nursery — placed in the upper compartment, above the ashes that will slowly nourish its roots. The most natural and beautiful way to say goodbye.
“They gave us everything. We can give them back to the earth — and let them grow.”
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