Sorry to put a dampener on things Josh & Dax, but I doubt very much the Calocedrus clumps/tufts are brooms.

Arboretum Rogow - P. silvestris. Great. Not interesting.

Larix europea- WB? Nest?

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Thanks, Edwin!

Dax, we'll be in touch!
Before I hiked Bear Valley, I cruised up to Loch Leven to score some Jeffrey Pine cones for you.
The cones are in my trunk, in a plastic tub, jumbling about and loosing hold of their seeds.
Good high altitude (6000'+) seed-source.

Blue, why wouldn't these be considered brooms?
From everything I've read, pear "rust" causes brooms on Calocedrus decurrens.
I think the entire valley must be infected.


Josh

Wow! Not a thread to sweep aside in a hurry, must say! Congratulations to the spotters,hunters and propagators. Fascinating world indeed!T.

Sorry Josh, of course they're brooms, but the point I'm trying to make is that it's highly unlikely they will propagate successfully because of the rust present within the brooms.

Of course.
That's exactly what I was told the last time that I posted these Calocedrus brooms.
Because of that, I don't really have my hopes up. But if there is a possibility, and if folks are willing to give it a try,
then I suppose it won't hurt. We're all learning/experimenting.


Josh

Perhaps Josh, but my first concern would be taking plant material with a known rust infection into a propagating environment, and the possibility of cross infection to other plant material ,it's certainly something I would not want to risk...just my opinion though.

Picea o. 'Skylands' Broom.

Been watching this one for several years. Think I should cut and share wood?

Get in line.

Dave
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That's a very nice one Dave ;0)
It even seems to have threadlike foliage!
Send some scions to Dax, I think he can get these propagated ;0)

Very, very nice...

Croatia. Zadar. Pinus pinaster??
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Mirek ...Nice pinaster broom, make sure it's grafted onto pinaster understock, or you might have a lot of problems trying to graft it onto sylvestris as I found out to my own cost..

Picea pungens
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I doubts it's a broom, I have the same result when the birds break the new growth of the top in spring.
Clément

It is of course not WB. All flat rushes. Old breadths of 10 cm x 2 cm . Dichotomous forks.
In Polish staÅmienie. English ???

In my post I was just having a little fun...hope Dax had a chuckle also.

I guess I need to read between the lines because I am not seeing or getting the purpose of the Picea pungens post or the 2nd follow up comment... "In Polish staÅmienie. English ???".

Dave

My translator isn't translating this word. Excuse me, but I don't know the word in English. In the dictionary I didn't find.

Latin : cristata

Mirek, cockscomb is the word you're looking for.
Fasciation is another word for this cresting happening.

Dave, I yelled in laughter. Hilarious!

To Stephen and Josh, yes that struck some memories. Well, Josh, let's try cuttings the first of June... just so I can be safe not contaminating my greenhouse... this winter.

Thank you Stephen,

Dax

Thank you Edwin

Copy that, Dax! First of June!
We'll keep that greenhouse free of disease! ;)

I do have some of these Jeffrey Pine seeds to send you this winter.
At my elevation, they sprout during the first week of April.


Josh

Dax,give them a good dip in some Jeyes fluid before you stick em, that should do it, haha :0)

That stuff will eat the paint off my car!

Send me an email Josh. It might take a few days for my spam filter to allow it thru.

Dax

Next larix...
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Witches' broom on a Taxus baccata...Taxus baccata 'Minster Broom'
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Pinus brutia WB in Antalya, Ataturk Park Turkey by HTJ.
Unreachable.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pinus brutia WB

Zsolt, it's always reachable with a gun ;0)

Maybe Edwin,
but this one was guarded, and the gun was over there.. :)
Zsolt

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just an exercise how to post pic.
...and a broom on picea abies

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same as on the previous post

Pinus. silv..
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just another one

P. ab. 'Szczawin'

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found on Hel peninsula

Coniferjoy,
I missed your request to post a better picture.
This is a closeup of the my broom that I found on a weeping Norway Spruce - I grafted it about 3 years. This is my nicest graft so far.
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Mike

Thanks Mike!
It seems to grow like a dwarf weeper.
Did you gave it a nice cultivar name?
Please keep us informed about this one in the future!

Mirek,

I should be glad to contact you directly,
Please send me you address e-mail.
clement_anthoine@hotmail.com

Clement

No name yet. Still waiting to get a few more growing as well as this one.
I have been grafting a few each year. The broom is not in a great place - private property!
This one is is the oldest and the best so far. It has been in the ground for about 2 years. I will take more pictures an post soon.
Mike

At least you have it propagated Mike. That's what is important. Are the needles shorter on your graft as it would appear that they are on the ortet broom? How many inches/cm did your graft grow this year?

Best Regards,

Dax

I noticed a broom growing on a loblolly pine last week. What causes this? Reminds me too much of a tumor in need of removing.

View to one of our best brooms:
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View to the part of my collection, where Pinus Mugo Viki, mentioned at the other place of this forum by Will, is situated. It was found in 2007 in Austria, Europe.
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Hi Hunter from Czech Republic,
That's an old Picea omorika broom!
Is it propagated yet and does it have a name allready?
You have a nice collection of brooms!
Were in the Czech Republic are you situated?

Hi coniferjoy! I live in Belecko, near Hradec Kralove and I have close links to Mira Malik. It is still propagated under the name Picea omorica Slavia.
Here are some more pictures from my trips:
My best P. koraensis WB - Pancuj:
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My best P. jezoensis WB - Almaz:
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With Mira Malik we have found 1500 of these hybrids. Some 200 best is worth to propagate.
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In 20000 stocks, only these two micro plants (here 5 yrs old, height 2") were selected. Has anybody smaller?
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Hi Hunter CZ!
We met eachother last Summer at Mira Malik's place, you remember?
This was a very nice meeting and also the photo galery at the end was very special.
I knom Mira also very well, he's going to visit my nursery at the end of this month.
Is it possible that we can exchange some scionswood with eachother?

Greetings HunterCZ. Welcome to this forum. Are you friends of Jan Slama? or Frantisek T.? These are the only people I know in your Country. Thank you for your photos.

Dax

This is especially ment for Coniferjoy :-)
P. jeffreyi WB Mt. Shasta. At the moment, only five collectors has it.
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Wow, this is very special and rare broom!

It is! Amazing garden and pictures! We would like to see some others too if you have some times to share. Thank you!

Here are my finds this winter. As I haven't time, experience, or space for grafting (Yet!), anyone wanting scions for propagation - just e-mail me! fishmanejr@yahoo.com

#1) Pinus sylvestris 'Bailey's Upright'
This dense upright broom was on the end of a branch in a mature upright/fastigiate form of P. sylvestris. The needles also have a subtle but noticable bluish tint, and the broom produces many tiny cones hidden in the dense needles!
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#2) Pinus strobus 'quill pig'
This one only grows 1 to 1.5 inches per year and has very short, stiff needles that point toward the tip of the twigs, which are considerably thicker than the usual P. strobus twigs. The parent broom is very dense and crowding itself out in spots.
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#3) Larix kaempferi 'Lazarus'
This is a short and wide broom that still maintains a central leader of sorts. It is an intermediate grower putting out 3 to 3.5 inches per year.
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#4) Pinus strobus (no name yet)
This small broom was found growing off a main branch right next to the trunk and very low on the tree - that is, it was found growing in dense shade. Because of this, I'm hoping it will be more dense once grafted and grown in semi/full sun. This little guy grows 1.5 to 2 inches a year. May or may not be worth propagating.
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Evan - killa! (#4 strobus) - ney though.

.......Dax