Silver Birch 2

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Author: MrMaison

Last revision: 31 Jul, 2019 at 20:20 UTC

File size: 4.69 MB

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Silver Birch 2 by MrMaison

Knowing that I was going on a trip to Europe, I knew this tree was coming. Introducing Silver Birch 2.0 made with authentic textures straight from the countryside right outside Tampere, Finland.
This is my second attempt at the Silver Birch tree. Seeing them up close gave me a better understanding of the form and where they grow naturally. Other Scandinavian trees will follow this one, like the Scots Pine, Boreal Conifers, etc. so the Silver Birch can look right at home. Until then, these trees make great ornamental decor for your parks, lawns, entrances etc.

The Silver Birch (Betula pendula) is native from Western Europe to Asia and was also introduced in other parts of the world. Other names for it are "European white birch", "East Asian white birch" and "warty birch". It is a medium sized hardy deciduous tree. Aside from being a great decorative tree, it is used for forest products like firewood, brooms, furniture and even have medicinal value from various parts. It also shares value to surrounding wildlife and plants with it’s open canopy that lets in plenty of sunlight providing good conditions for grasses, mosses and other plant life to grow.
More info here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betula_pendula There are many resources to find facts about birch trees.

A special shout to Feindbild (who lended me his camera), MrMiyagi, Lazarusman, Avanya and AquilaSol for helping me with texture material. It was worth the mosquito bites and it was a pleasure meeting all the fellow modders who came to Finland and Colossal Order staff. This tree is dedicated to the Modder Meetup!

UPDATE 7/31/2019: I made the leaves richer with color.

STATS:
Silver Birch 2- 2439 tris 2048×1024 textures

Strong Suggestions
Tree LOD Fix by TPB https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1349895184
To see them even further without them popping in and out use Ultimate Level Of Detail mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1680642819
Boformer’s Random Tree Rotation mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=556784825
Also BloodyPenguin’s No Radioactive Mod http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=666425898
And Prop and Tree Anarchy http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=593588108
Sharp Textures mod really makes a difference in how the foliage looks in game http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=793176674
The Tree De-Duplicator mod is good for when you get double trees. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=629171775

Please Rate if you like it. Thank you and Enjoy!