The concept for this micro layout is a High Sierras or Rocky Mountain look with big conifers, unlike most of my previous work, which has had more of a desert look.
The other day I spotted a Campbell pine tree kit on eBay at a reasonable price, so I ordered it, and it arrived yesterday. There are eight tree trunks in the box, along with asparagus fern (I think that's what it is) for foliage. They are about a foot tall. I'll shorten some of them to get more varied height.
I'm no where near ready to install trees on The Canyon, but I stuck a couple of loose pieces of foliage into the pre drilled holes in one of the trunks, then put the tree, such as it is, on the layout. Even in this state, I can see how the big pines will add to the effect of little trains in a big landscape. Even if the landscape is not actually all that big. It's going to be dramatically different from my last couple of builds.
I have a lot of different irons in the fire here, but I'm tempted to take an evening and build one of these trees to see how it looks.
Eight trees probably won't be enough, but I should be able to get more asparagus fern for foliage and can use balsa for trunks. I'll probably also use some bottlebrush type trees for variety.
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