Tuesday 14 January 2014

How to build and artificial Tree
Evergreen direct harvest  natural stems from a fully sustainable local area of forestry.
 Artificial Tree stems
The stems harvested are carefully selected to suit the species of tree we are building. The stems a pruned and cut to the desired shape and height to form the framework of the artificial tree.
 Artificial tree building stems
The stems are then set using casting plaster into a planter. These can be potted into a more decorative planter if required but all of our hand built trees come free of charge in a travel planter. The travel planter allows your trees to be ready to display the moment it arrives and also allows you to stand in a more decorative planter you already own if desired.
artificial tree stem pottedartificial tree stems in teracotta
Small holes are the are then drilled into the stem in the position that foliage would need to be added.  The bushier and more dense we want the tree to look the closer we drill the holes. It is often more effective to begin with a smaller amount of foliage and add to this once the shape of the tree begins to form.
artificial tree building drillingartificial tree building holes

The foliage species in then selected, at Evergreen direct we use top quality foliage which is made from a mix of fine silk and polyester. Foliage sprays are pruned to shape and inserted into the stems using pliers.

artificial tree buildingartificial tree foliage

This Process is repeated until the shape of the tree begins to take shape. At this stage more holes are drilled in sections that need extra foliage coverage.
artificial tree building
Eventually the tree will begin to take shape and look like a stunning, very realistic tree!
artificial hand built tree

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