Making some trees for Sweethome Alabama

[Sumpter250]

The multiple layers of acrylic sealant look to me, to be the key element in the construction of the "armature" of the tree. It bonds, binds, and details the trunk and branches. Using the wire provides flexibility, and resistance to breakage that natural twigs do not. I've used the green paper tape, but not with the sealant, I will have to give this method a try.....nothing ventured, nothing gained. I think I "thin" out the polyfiber, just a bit more than you've shown, but that's more about how the eye perceives the finer branches of a tree, and the species of tree being modeled.
Yeah, I'm watching .........and learning too.