| A member of
FCVRR came up with a interesting tree
that can be made from a natural grown
wild weed flower growing in Pennsylvania.
Sedum a natural wild plant we might
consider a wild field weed. It flowers in
the fall and looks like figure1. He says
that the best time to harvest Sedum is in
the month of March. This is the perfect
time to harvest Sedum. The fall and
winter winds have already dried them
ready for use. All you need is a good
pair of seizers, nice day. They can be
found along roadside, fencerows and in
fields. Not to mention with other
interesting naturally growing plants that
you might find to give your railroad a
very natural look. He also preferred
the method of diluting Elmer’s white
glue by 50% with water. We think that
this also helps seel the natrual plant as
well. He mixed it in an old container
(cool whip) I think! Deep enough to
submerge the Sedum tops completely in the
glue solution. He then hung them for a
few minutes to let the excess glue drip
off before sprinkling Woodland Scenic
Turf blend over the Sedum tops. This
really gives them a real tree appearance
and you can see in the example images.
Set your new trees upright in a place to
dry that with some old news paper under
them just in case some excess glue still
drips off them. Let them dry well over
night and plant them in your layout!
By Nelson Pattison
Materials used
- Sedum
tops or any weed top that may
look to scale of your model
railroad.
- Plenty
of Woodland Scenic Blended Turf
- Elmer’s
white glue 50% mix diluted with
water, 50-50.
- Styrofoam
works well to stick trees in to
dry.
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