article_snippet: A Barcelona firm has designed a biodegradable urn that is planted in the ground and can be used to grow ash, oak, beech or gingko trees.
article_snippet: The environmentally-friendly vessel contains the seed of a tree in the top half that germinates before the roots grow through the section containing the ashes in the lower half.
article_snippet: The ashes are placed inside The Bios Urn (pictured) and the seed is mixed with soil in the top capsule.
article_snippet: The Bios Urn (pictured) is then buried in the ground and starts to biodegrade when the roots are strong enough to come into contact with The ashes.
article_snippet: Mr Moline said The Bios Urn (pictured) needs the same care as a standard tree, so needs to be planted somewhere with proper soil humidity and at least three hours of sunlight a day.
article_snippet: The ashes are placed inside The Bios Urn (pictured) and the seed is mixed with soil in the top capsule.
article_snippet: The Bios Urn (pictured) is then buried in the ground and starts to biodegrade when the roots are strong enough to come into contact with the ashes (illustrated). 
article_snippet: Equally, it can be used with ash saved from another urn if a person has already been cremated.
article_snippet: A Bios Urn said the urns need the same care as a standard tree, so needs to be planted somewhere with proper soil humidity and at least three hours of sunlight a day .
highlights_snippet: Relatives can choosing what kind of seeds Relatives want to use with The Bios Urn .
  
highlights_snippet: Ashes are placed in the urn and seeds are mixed with soil in the  capsule .
  
highlights_snippet: The Bios Urn is then buried in the ground and starts to biodegrade when the roots are strong enough to come into contact with the ashes .
  