Hundreds of antique bottles on metal rods are displayed at Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch in Oro Grande, Calif., along U.S. Route 66. Since 2000, Long's forest of bottle trees has grown from several wooden posts with his father's bottles, to metal rods holding a plethora of glass bottles. - Hundreds of antique bottles on metal rods are displayed at Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch in Oro Grande, Calif., along U.S. Route 66. Since 2000, Long's forest of bottle trees has grown from several wooden posts with his father's bottles, to metal rods holding a plethora of glass bottles.