Hi from Belgium,
There is a very interesting post in the forum “General discussion” about canopy trees. (now on page 3 or 4 of the forum)
I have post some answers about it but one, I beleive, was occulted by the mass of the answers.
The “Super Trees” armature we use for making very realistic trees are in fact the flower of a plant; a very nice one which is blauw or a deep red sometimes. It’s naturally growth in the north of Europe and I beleive in the north of USA and Canada.
The scientific name of this plant is “TELOXYS ARISTATA”.[:-^]
Here in Europe we call it “Ecume de Mer” or “Zeeschuim”.
If you go to google and put a research about “Ecume de Mer plante”( sorry I didn’t known the english name of the plant) you will find a lot of information about this plant.
The best is here; you can find “SEEDS” for this plant [:D]
We all know the Super Trees armature are quite expensive if you need a lot. Take a look on the offered google link; even on Ebay seeds are offer!! The price is very cheap.
These plant growth easily and produce a lot, very lot flowers ore “trees”. They will be back next year![8D]
When the flowers are dry, just cut them and dry them completely in the basement of your house.
When completely dry, take away the little blade and give of each branches a bad in a 60/40 water matte medium solution to protect them.
When dry the final step is usual, paint them if necessary and cover with foam and plant on your layout.
Now we are Model Railroader and Farmer[C):-)]
Marc