Securing Trees on Hillsides

Hi Joe,

May I ask what are using or plan to use for subterrain? Foam, plaster, etc.

Dave

Life is simple with hard shell under your scenic texture,,,  drill a hole and glue the tree!

Jan

@luvindemtrains posted:

Hi Joe,

May I ask what are using or plan to use for subterrain? Foam, plaster, etc.

Dave

HI Dave, I am considering the blue or pink Foam. It's not definite yet

Joe

@HiramO posted:

Life is simple with hard shell under your scenic texture,,,  drill a hole and glue the tree!

Jan

Hi Jan, what is hard shell. That stuff that comes in a roll that gets wrinkled?

Joe

Joe,

As Jan stated, foam is a great subterrain. Using the simple steps he stated is what you can do. If there is any leaning you can prop something against the trees until the glue has set. Depending on how dense the area is where you plant the trees other trees can help support each other.

Dave

Joe,

Foam will do the trick and provides for other scenic enhancements as well.

Dave

Hot glue will hold the trees in any hole which seems a tad large.  John

  I sometimes use plumbers putty in back of the plaster on the mountain to secure the trees.

Any place I have trees has at least 1/2 of foam underneath the top layers. Punch a hole with an awl ( smaller diameter than the tree) and insert. No need for glue.  Every once in a while when I need a smaller hole I just insert a thin piece of foam along with the tree.  IMO - the depth of the foam is what holds the tree upright. The bigger the tree the thicker foam is needed - ie 1/2 inch diameter, 14 inches tall. I put the entire trunk into the foam.

If you don't have one buy a hot glue gun and plenty of sticks (I uses woodland scenic's gun and sticks). You can use it everywhere and it is instant hold.

Plus, on things like accessories, you can hot glue a figure for example, and if in the future you want to sell it, just pop the figure & glue off, no damage.

For foam, I use WS Scenic Glue - dries clear, holds fast, not messy or time consuming like hot glue, and a little dab will do you. Use the non-twist end of a drill bit of the correct diameter to punch the hole by hand.

Probably good for 500 trees or more with one $9 bottle. Also, works well for telephone poles, light poles, lanterns and other scenic materials in foam.