<p>How about an actual indoor palm trunk? Perhaps that's tooeasy, but here's an image of Yucca. The cut surfaces should be sealed to prevent rot. Also, even dried trunks will grow roots again if stuck in a moist medium. However I don't know if or how much it would deform long-term.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/YjaCno7x.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/YjaCno7x.jpg" alt="indoor yucca palm" /></a>
<a href="https://www.baldur-garten.de/produkt/Gruenpflanzen/7564/Pflanzen/Zimmerpflanzen/Gruenpflanzen/Yucca+Palme+ca.+65-75+cm+hoch/detail.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Source</a></p>

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2024-04-26T10:50:58.020Z
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ariola
<p>Look at textured faux leathers, they come in a huge variety of patterns and colors. The gator skin ones look fairly similar to the tree bark in your photo.</p>

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2023-10-16T16:05:14.507Z
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rebusB
<p>For one of my art hobby projects, I want to create a miniature coconut tree trunk closely resembling an actual coconut tree. Below is a close-up image for reference:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/HsjpL.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/HsjpL.jpg" alt="photograph of coconut tree" /></a></p>
<p>I am thinking of using some kind of leather or fabric which will be put around a flexible tube. I'm looking for some material that will be flexible enough to bend along with the inner tube to a certain degree. However, I'm not sure how to get the leather/fabric resemble the trunk texture.</p>
<p>If someone has some ideas for it, that would be immensely helpful.</p>
<p>I appreciate the responses in advance.</p>

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2023-10-06T17:43:09.110Z
How big should the finished tree be? Depending on the size other materials might be viable or completely out of scale.
Elmy
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2023-10-07T18:46:51.677Z
@Elmy, I want it to have a diameter of not more than an inch. Length could go to as much as a meter.
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How to create a coconut tree trunk?
Lucifer
# How to create a coconut tree trunk?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-10-05)

For one of my art hobby projects, I want to create a miniature coconut tree trunk closely resembling an actual coconut tree. Below is a close-up image for reference:

[![photograph of coconut tree](https://i.sstatic.net/HsjpL.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/HsjpL.jpg)

I am thinking of using some kind of leather or fabric which will be put around a flexible tube. I'm looking for some material that will be flexible enough to bend along with the inner tube to a certain degree. However, I'm not sure how to get the leather/fabric resemble the trunk texture.

If someone has some ideas for it, that would be immensely helpful.

I appreciate the responses in advance.

**Tags:** material-selection, technique-selection, miniatures

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: How big should the finished tree be? Depending on the size other materials might be viable or completely out of scale.  
> **username_0**: @username_1, I want it to have a diameter of not more than an inch. Length could go to as much as a meter.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-04-26. Score: 1

How about an actual indoor palm trunk? Perhaps that's tooeasy, but here's an image of Yucca. The cut surfaces should be sealed to prevent rot. Also, even dried trunks will grow roots again if stuck in a moist medium. However I don't know if or how much it would deform long-term.

[![indoor yucca palm](https://i.sstatic.net/YjaCno7x.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/YjaCno7x.jpg)
[Source](https://www.baldur-garten.de/produkt/Gruenpflanzen/7564/Pflanzen/Zimmerpflanzen/Gruenpflanzen/Yucca+Palme+ca.+65-75+cm+hoch/detail.html)


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-10-16. Score: 0

Look at textured faux leathers, they come in a huge variety of patterns and colors. The gator skin ones look fairly similar to the tree bark in your photo.


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