Here’s a unique Christmas table centerpiece that’s good for more than one season (or put it out for the birds and squirrels after the holiday)… 

Select at least 20 dried Indian corn cobs - at least 4 or 5 should be a minimum of 10-12" long. These will be the "limbs" on the tree, so you’ll want them in gradually diminishing lengths (you can saw them off if necessary, at the base). The "trunk" will be a thick dowel (at least 1" in diameter) set into a flat wooden stand. You’ll skewer each cob with a long, sturdy nail in the base... You’ll drill holes (slightly larger than the nail heads) at strategic points into the dowel where the branches are to stick out (they can stick out straight, or you might prefer them to arch upward a little bit). The head end of the nail will simply be set into the hole - this allows you to more easily store the tree taken apart.