Whatever it is, I'd say it's definitely worth propagating. Look at that awesome thick, windswept form!

Thanks for sharing, Nate.

-Sam

Cool pics, and a broom(?) with easy access! Bonus.

Josh

Nate, this one looks like your 'Wild Tiger'...
Imo it's a broom because we can see the very thick branch on which it is growing.
The last 2 pics also shows the way it's growing, short branches in a form of little "crosses".

Good find Nate. Definitely a broom.

Dax

That is very interesting and I'm glad you shared a photo of this unusual looking broom. I keep my eyes peeled wherever I go to see if I will find a broom. Great find!

Good photo and nice broom. There's a ponderosa pine in the ravine behind us with a nice broom but nothing like that.

Nice broom Nate! Well worth propagating in my opinion.

AspenAcres, I spotted two Ponderosa brooms on the west side of Okanagan Lake when I was up there last spring. I even took pictures, but that's for another thread.
Mike

Thanks Sam, Josh, Dax, Ladylotus, AspenAcres, and Mike!

Edwin, this broom ('K. Riley') is indeed similar in habit to 'Wild Tiger'!
Spreading, and growing low on the tree trunk.
P. ponderosa 'Wild Tiger'
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Here is a nice J. scopulorum also growing in the vicinity.
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And a bird keeping watch over the ponderosas!
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P. ponderosa, J. scopulorum, P. menziesii
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Nice find Nate. On your fourth picture you can see the enlargred area where the broom started. Cleaning it out like you have done will help in having healthier wood for next year. What is the annual growth per year?
Nice rock outcroping in the area also.
Dennis

Dennis, thanks for pointing out where the broom started. Interesting!
Here you go.
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Nate, beautiful Red-tailed Hawk. That picture just blows me away.

That broom is excellent, congrats once more.

Dax