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For pines, I have used bumpy chenille, which is a craft material similar to "pipe cleaners" but with an undulating profile that can be cut into small trees. The biggest difficulty is in finding large enough bumps to work with. Anyways, assuming you can find some, look for it in dark green or dark brown colors, or black as a last resort. The chenille forms the armature, and the dark dolor adds depth and shadow. Take this pine tree shape, spray it with adhesive, or else dip it into diluted glue (my preference, since dipping will cause the evenly-spaced fibers to clump randomly, more realistic) and then sprinkle on fine green ground foam. The green will stick to the tips and give you a good outer texture, while the deep dark colors indside will still be visible and come off as branches and trunks, lost in deep shadow. <br /> <br />For deciduous trees, I use floral materials of a wide variety. I gather together branch structures to create a decent size trunk with plenty of branches, then use the same tar-and-feather approach to add rough/clumpy ground foam to the branches. This is not technically a "no natural materials" solution, but the floral materials are pretty stable, and once soaked in glue per this method, become even more stable.
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