Tree modelers...

[choronr]

Tree modelers, have a look here and its associated gallery: http://www.bonsaitalk.com/lug/link_in_frame.php?link=901&c=

Being a long time hobbiest of bonsai, I think something like these miniature trees would make great 'hero' trees as models for Terragen work. Klas; Walli, have a look.

[Henry Blewer]

These would be great for mhaze's Village.

[Klas]

I have already made a bonsai and tried to use it as 'real' tree. But this didn't look good, the 'leaves' are to big. If one day I have the time to do it here is a photo of my favorite hero tree: http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1200550050031352127vVneBL

[Henry Blewer]

It's a great tree. I can see many uses for it already.

[choronr]

I have already made a bonsai and tried to use it as 'real' tree. But this didn't look good, the 'leaves' are to big. If one day I have the time to do it here is a photo of my favorite hero tree: http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1200550050031352127vVneBL

Hi Klas,

One of the most prominent feature in bonsai is the twisted and knarled tree trunks. It is this feature that would be great if we saw more of it in tree models. Parts of Utah and Arizona contained many of these wild plants. With a group I belonged to, we traveled from Chicago to southeastern Utah where we received permission from the Bureau of Land management to collect some of these trees for the purpose of creating bonsai. The natives of these areas call the trees a 'pygmy' forest. I had two weeks of a bonsai workshop with the famous 'John Naka' learning how to culture these trees into bonsai.

Yes, tree models like this are needed.