Exactly,
Tree height is highly dependent on location. If I tried to model a 200'
pine here it would dwarf everything.
Just looking out my windows at some likely old growth hardwoods and some
medium growth spruce and pines they top out about 50-60'.
Like what we call mountains, we just don't grow em that big around here
where the tallest mountains are lower than Denver and actually have
oxygen in the air.
Carey
Carey Probst
Carey Probst
Member, M.I.T. Educational Council
S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF
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On 7/24/2012 10:58 AM, Bob Werre wrote:
>
>
> However, the pine trees that we have down here as well as, my memory
> of the trees in the Black Hills of South Dakota are probably in the
> 60' range but they loose most of their lower branches so end up being
> fairly narrow in width. They will grow 6-8' apart and a totally
> straight 12-24" trunk. We had two such trees in my front yard that
> were in the 20' range but the first 8-10 ' didn't have any branches
> anymore. They were only 4-5 ' from each other. This is almost too
> close for a modeler to get into with tools to plant. Hint...It's
> really easy to drill a mess of holes and then loose them just as
> fast--use nails to mark the spot immediately. It's also common to use
> a finish nail to embed into the trunk for layout mounting--I used to
> do that. A much better method is to use twisted wire. In this way
> you can bend that twisted wire to conform to the terrain, while the
> nail will likely break away. All my trees are made this way, so you
> can mount them on a fairly steep slope. Additionally you can add
> extra wires to create exposed roots that are very common in dense
> forests and on steep slopes. I'm learning that process.
>
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