montanan
Whiskey Merchant
Here are a couple of pictures showing how well sagebrush works for making trees. After trimming the sagebrush to the desired shape, I either use clump ground foam (woodland Scenics) and a glue gun. It is a little time consuming, but works well. You can also use polyfiber. Stretch it over the sagebrush in small areas. I then I use the finer ground foam. What works for me as an adhesive is the cheapest hair spray, I have used Spary Net, and after spraying, I shake the desired color of foam onto the poly fiber. Spray again and add more foam is needed, and after the tree looks the way you want it, a final spray to seal it all up. To set the tree, I use a short piece of brass rod. I drill a hole in the center of the bottom and super glue about a half to five eights length of rod into the base (trunk) of the tree, and then drill a hole into the scenery where I want the tree. I prefer the brass rod because if you accidentally bump the tree, the rod will not snap off. If you need to get into an area to do work, the trees are easily pick up and moved out of the way, and then replaced when the work is done with no damage to the trees. The sagebrush give a great impression of bark on the tree. They're a bit of work, but worth the trouble. Fortunately we have an abundance of sagebrush here in Montana. I have shipped it to friends all over the country.