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Tree making guide

Step two – selecting your trees.

This step seems the easiest but can be the make or break of your tree so ensure you spend enough time and think through what you want your final tree to look like and which pieces you will need to make it happen.

Spend some time researching trees this is incredibly easy. Look around on a day to day basis, you’d be surprised the things you start to notice. What colour are trees? How big are they? How dense is the foliage? These are all questions that I’m sure you think you already know the answer too, and maybe you do, but it doesn’t hurt to have another look anyway. As well as the real world the internet and books can be excellent sources of information on trees.

We will look at making trees from a single piece of Seafoam and trees from 2 pieces. The number you can use is almost limitless depending on the size and complexity that you want for your finished tree.

Single piece tree –

This one is the easiest and the selection is also nice and simple. Look at the selection of Seafoam that you have and select the piece you feel is most suitable. Have a few figures handy to compare your potential new tree to for size. If you are thinking about making a specific type of tree then research this through the internet, etc and select a piece based on that.

2 Piece trees –

When using 2 or more pieces of Seafoam to make a tree, their selection is crucial. Try to ensure that your pieces are of a similar size; this will make life easier in the long run, especially if you are just starting and have not made any trees before. Pieces that have a natural bend are a good starting point as they will mimic the growth of a real tree. Once you have a couple of pieces you think will be suitable hold them together to get a general idea of what they will look like. Remember that at this stage the pieces will be much bulkier than they will be at the end as you will be trimming excess branches off in later steps.

After selecting the trunks for the trees we always insert a thick piece of wire into the bottom of the trunk and push it up into the trunk itself. BEWARE this can be dangerous as the wire is often quite sharp and can easily pierce the Seafoam and any fingers holding it. This will add a bit of strength and rigidity to your trunk as well as being useful later when constructing the base for your tree. Clip any excess wire and leave about 5cm showing from the bottom of your trunk.

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