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Thanks @Dave Koehler  @RSJB18  The tree certainly needs more fill-in.  I was trying to get an idea on size and placement of the leaf clusters. In order for this tree to fit in the corner, I will have to bend or remove branches to the point the tree will look like an 80 degree pie shape from above. If I can bend the branches around I should have enough wire stubs to add leaf clusters to fill in. The use of the shrink tubing is a help but the stems are going in nearly parallel to the wires.  I'll have to figure out if I can get 30 to 45 degrees out of the tubing  to get more "spread".  I can then glue them in place for a more permanent set.

As this is a work-in-progress and a learning experience - next time I would knock nearly all of the flowers off the sedum heads,  paint the stems, apply the leaf material, seal and then apply to the wire tree.  The wires are about the right length if I was adding poly. But with the stems adding 2 to 3 inches I'll be doing a bit of wire trimming. 

As far as proportion, the Inn is 9 inches to the roof line, the top of the tree is 18 inches. A full grown Burr Oak tops off around 60 feet, so from 2 perspectives the height is about correct to the prototype and it looks reasonable next to each other in this photo. Although I could make an argument to shorten it by 2 to 4 inches to reduce its visual impact on the rest of the layout.  I can certainly duplicate its height with the twin pine I will model later.  Looking at this image I would love to put this tree next to or a little behind the inn off a corner. I just do not have the room - its really tight - I'll have to consider alternatives - maybe ...



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A close up of the leaf clusters. I think the leaves look pretty good. In order to get around the flat head look I might be able to separate the clusters into smaller units and hot melt them into a larger, more "natural" cluster. There are 3 different super leaf colors in this mix plus the rust coming through the stem. You can see the texture in person, but the camera will not pick it up at a distance.

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Thanks for the feedback - it helps to think about alternatives and different approaches.

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