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I found more of the material locally, behind my daughter's school in a field.  I still don't know what it is for sure, but now that I have found my own bushes, it doesn't appear to be goldenrod afterall.  When the leaves are in full bloom and the flowers come out, I will perhaps know for sure.   Anyway seems to grow in empty lots all over town....just never noticed it at this stage of its dryness. Here are some before and after shots.  I rather like the natural brown, but it is too dead looking even for my semi arid scenery.  I sprayed it first with lots of strong hair spray.  Then an olive green, a matte camoflage green, and a touch of brighter green at the last. Still would like to brighten it up more, or add some reds and yellows to match some fall colours on the layout.  I think I will have to do that by hand....The spraying takes so much paint that I must use cans rather than airbrush and the stores do not have much in the way of brighter greens...unless glossy. Hand painting some trunks and branches browner would also help.  However, I still have way more than the space left on the layout. Camera work with and without flash not so great for true colour.  But here is some before and after, also with my new (and weathered) Baldwin VO-1000.  Just propped some examples up next to the fall colours temporarily. <img src="http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u172/dcrane_2007/before3-1000_zps14ca4fa1.jpg" alt=" " />   <img src="http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u172/dcrane_2007/after2-1000_zps777dde58.jpg" alt=" " /> <img src="http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u172/dcrane_2007/after3-1000_zps9018565d.jpg" alt=" " />
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