Fruit Trees 7 cm, 5 pcs

HEKI Fruit Trees 7 cm, 5 pcs

Five finished model trees from the German maker HEKI, seven centimeters tall. Compared with forest species, fruit trees have a shorter trunk and a broader, low-set crown, because in orchards they are shaped by pruning. Seven centimeters matches an ordinary tree in a garden or an orchard, and five pieces are enough for a whole row, so a smaller orchard can be established in one go.

Use

• orchards and gardens by model farm buildings
• rows of trees along field lanes
• yards and front gardens on a rural layout
• filling in low greenery between taller trees
• greenery between houses and farm buildings
• greenery by mills, forester's lodges and isolated homesteads

How to work with the small trees

The small trees are pushed into a pre-drilled hole or glued by the foot of the trunk. In an orchard plant them in rows at roughly equal spacing, because regularity sets an orchard apart from freely grown vegetation, but keep the heights uneven. Add grass or low growth under the crown. Spread the flattened crown carefully with your fingers after unpacking and leave it broad rather than tall.

Who the set is for

For builders of rural layouts and dioramas and for modelers fine-tuning the surroundings of buildings. The five can be supplemented with taller fruit trees of the same brand, and the orchard then looks as though it came into being gradually. This is modeling material, not a toy. The manufacturer marks its scenery products as unsuitable for children under fifteen.