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Just my ideas on trees. I have made some extremely authentic looking trees using various weeds, usually just when they are getting ready to lose the last of their blossoms in fall. I spray them rather heavily with 3M spray adhesive, (cheaper brands work ok, but I prefer the 3M) and then sprinkle them with mixtures of coarse, medium and fine ground foam. Then I give them another light spray of adhesive and stick them in a foam base to dry a couple days, or mount them direct on the layout, depending on location because they are still sticky for awhile. <br /> <br />One note, they are very delicate after dry, so you have to be careful when handling trains, etc. around them. But they do look fantastic and no two are ever alike. And even if you happen to damage them by handling, the broken off parts make great low bushes and ground cover.
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