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Make a Realistic Miniature Christmas Tree from Lycopodium Moss

Make a realistic miniature Christmas tree for a dolls house, railroad scene, or Christmas village using a bottle brush tree and preserved lycopodium greenery.
Six inch high miniature Christmas tree with realistic branches.

Completed miniature Christmas tree in 1:12 scale with lots of space for decorations.

Photo ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Using this method you can make a Christmas tree with realistic branches and needles, and make it as dense or as open as you would like in order to display miniature ornaments. Lycopodium (prince's or princess pine) also knows as club moss (Erica Moss in the UK), is a preserved moss you can obtain from Christmas greenery and dried flower sources.

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