Thanks to all for the comments so far. The plant BTW is sedum. It requires some surgery. Michael, I pretty much have left the stems their natural color. Due to the process of using CAA to glue together branch material, I got that charactiristic white color from the CAA running down the trunk. Where it was particularly bad I dry brushed some roof brown, but I know it needs a little further attention. Due to being very fragile, the armature won't take much in the way of drybrushing and I don't want to spray it. Pete, variety is the spice of life, tis true, do you mean trees by other methods or trying to alter the construction using the sedum? Or both? Jon, the roots are a good idea, I will try to utilize Tysons approach. The Selkirk Scenery leaves are fantastic, I like them much more than foam. Val and Greg, you are right, it is the solid look that detracts from the overall appearance. The sedum has flower heads very tightly packed on top, but little to none on the sides. On my next attempts I will thin out the heads prior to construction.
Any further comments would be appreciated. Thanks.
Gary