Trees from Spirea Shrub
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Ken.
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They do look very winter tree-ish already though.
Doug
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soon gets very brittle.
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As for the dead Spyrea, that can also be stood in the same stuff and the twigs will suck some up by capilary action. When dry, it's then best to spray the heads with a matt varnish to ensure that the end bits remain intact.
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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Another alternative is to go to the other end of a plant and use the roots. Some plants have very fibrous, branching roots that look just like miniature trees. The main root can look quite twisted too - bit like Hawthorn trunk. The beauty of having so many branching roots is that some can be removed and a large piece of root shaped until it looks like a tree - ready to have pieces of sea moss attached.
The obvious problem is that you wouldn't want to dig up a plant! However, I have found suitable pieces of root on walks in the Pennines - particularly where old rhodedendrons have been cut back. A big advantage with root material is that it is very tough (wiry) and less brittle than branches. Heather has similar properties.
Check out this link …..
http://www.009.cd2.com/members/how_to/trees_hedges.htm
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