Herbal sage, the kind you mix with thyme and rosemary, is not the same as the sageBRUSH one finds roadside in the west. Agreed. But the latter makes some mighty fine trees.
Track fiddler Judy gets big bundles of sage from her family from in Wisconsin. I know it doesn't come from there though. I think that stuff smells good when she burns it. But I never knew you could make trees with it Maybe I should save some until I find out how to make these trees Sure would make my layout smell nice TF P.S. Kidding, I'm going to talk to her about it She would know
Judy gets big bundles of sage from her family from in Wisconsin. I know it doesn't come from there though. I think that stuff smells good when she burns it. But I never knew you could make trees with it
Maybe I should save some until I find out how to make these trees
Sure would make my layout smell nice
TF
P.S. Kidding, I'm going to talk to her about it She would know
(Native plant gardening is one of my other hobbies)
I've got astilbe perenials planted at my front entryway since they grow well in shade. Dried they also are a great shape for trees and shrubs. Win win.
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selector PM sent to you on my behalf. Pls check it and get back to me. I harvested a bunch of sage Thursday and have it here to ship.
PM sent to you on my behalf. Pls check it and get back to me. I harvested a bunch of sage Thursday and have it here to ship.
Selector, i just got a message from Tom and was responding to let him know that i did get it....I will email you next with the info you needed....Thank you again sir!
A former/lapsed forum member, mikelh, did just that, Mr. B. Many of us can recall his wonderful painted backdrops, often of winter, and his astounding success with making wavy waterfronts. His winter scenes were especially nice, often enhanced with the uprooted plants to simulate barren winter trees.
Those reading who don't know his work, google 'michael cawdrey train images' and you should get there.
It's fall in the US, and time to turn over the gardens. I haven't done this myself, but others have suggested saving pulled up plants because the root structure can make a decent tree armature. The roots cluster close to the top of the soil, so that seems to make more sense than using branches which can grow too leggy.
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selector I have problems with PM nowadays as well. I can continue old conversations, but not initiate a new one. I will gather a bunch and ship it to you within 8 days. We’ll have to figure out how to get your address without creating problems of privacy. Also, I hope I can actually ship plants to you from outside USA...?
I have problems with PM nowadays as well. I can continue old conversations, but not initiate a new one.
I will gather a bunch and ship it to you within 8 days. We’ll have to figure out how to get your address without creating problems of privacy. Also, I hope I can actually ship plants to you from outside USA...?
Thank you very much Sir!
selector I will be driving thru the Thompson River Valley in south-central British Columbia in about 9 days. It was home turf decades ago, but nowadays it’s just a stop so wife can say hello at a gravesite. I could harvest a bunch, box it, and send it on. Let me know via PM.
I will be driving thru the Thompson River Valley in south-central British Columbia in about 9 days. It was home turf decades ago, but nowadays it’s just a stop so wife can say hello at a gravesite. I could harvest a bunch, box it, and send it on. Let me know via PM.
Selector, i tried to PM you but for some reason it does not want to work lol....But if you can pick some up i would be glad to paypal you the money for it...I really appreciate the offer and thanks to the rest of you guys also.....Much appreciated for the info and suggestions!
I've found that clippings from many species of shrubs throughout the country make very good tree armatures. My son was allergic to sage so we tried to keep it out of the house even when we lived in Montana.
Milton Farm 3 by wp8thsub, on Flickr
Milton Farm 3
While I use sagebrush armatures for trees, that's partly because I have plenty on hand already. Note that use of Supertree material makes a lot of other natural branches useful, as all you need is something onto which you can skewer the Supertrees.
DSC02763 by wp8thsub, on Flickr
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The sagebrush itself isn't especially visible in the above scenes. Most of what you see is Supertree material, and the sagebrush mostly serves to hold it up in a larger tree shape. Most of the smaller and medium sized trees here are Supertree material used on its own.
Depending on what you have locally, it may be worth investigating other sources of armatures.
Rob Spangler
There are several species of sage. Some armatures are rather long and kind of curved and others are more of the miniature tree look you are seeking. Make sure anyone you enlist to pick the stuff is picking the right type.
Several years ago I asked Scenic Express about getting some of their sage and got the same answer, so don't hold your breath about them getting it back in stock soon.
The Super Trees are some sort of low growing plant that I believe is found in sub-arctic areas of Scandinavia. Much thinner/finer branches than sage and require some prep work to them before adding any foliage.
Mark B.
There are sellers on Ebay for sage brush, as well. Wargammers also use it.
The wife has a sister out West, and she agreed to send me some sage brush, turns out, she sent me a big box completely stuffed with tumble weeds.
I didn't have the heart to tell her that tumble weed doesn't work for trees. I thanked her, and paid her back for the packing and shipping.
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NVSRRScenic express sells them as tree armatures for thier super trees.
I believe the Super Trees from Scenic Express are a different plant (sedum?), and are much thinner. They had been selling what they called Super Sage, a much beefier and (imho) better looking tree armature.
I contacted them very recently when I noticed they didn't appear in their online catalog. They said their supplier was currently out, and they will reappear in the catalog when available. But didn't give a timeline for back-in-stock.
Ed
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Trainzman2435 Hello everyone, i am looking for someone that might live in a region where they have access to dried sage brush to make trees from for my layout. I am willing to pay a fee as well as shipping if anyone on here has any or can get it. Thanks!
Hello everyone, i am looking for someone that might live in a region where they have access to dried sage brush to make trees from for my layout. I am willing to pay a fee as well as shipping if anyone on here has any or can get it. Thanks!
Here's a link to a previous discussion http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/89137.aspx
I don't know if this will work. I think there is a better way to link internal forum topics.
Nevertheless, I live in one of those big square states out west that is about 90% covered with the stuff. Trainzman, if you get completely stuck, I'll see what I can do to help.
Robert
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Did you mean lichen? Years ago I found some on the ground while working in Florida, but when it dries out, it will crumble easily. You can soften it with a glycerin solution. But you can buy lichen in bags and it shouldn't cost much. I see it's available on fleaby for around $6 to $12 a bag if you do a keyword search using lichen.
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Scenic express sells them as tree armatures for thier super trees.
shane