Neat pics. I like that big one - what is it, and how quickly will it die in Michigan?

Nice work guys, send me some scions if you have a mind to, thanks in advance :o)

We were happy to have accomplished the mission without injury.. although the camera was drooping slightly..

==>> now thats funny ... perhaps you are simply too tall.. since doug is just fine in the pic ...

what you really need ... is a blinding white mustache ... then .. well.. you could be like that other guy.. lol ..

who knew monkeys were afraid of squirrels.. rotflmbo ...

ken

Good luck for both finds!

Wolfgang

Sam, you guys are on a roll! congrats on all your brooms this year. I like the idea of a book! I wonder how many times Doug drove by that huge broom before it jumped out at him? great finds.
Rob

I meant to include in my original post that it's a Cryptomeria japonica broom that Doug found. He has not yet decided on what to name it. Not sure how long before it would die in Michigan, but it would not do as well as in the Pacific Northwest..

-Sam

This post was edited by monkeytreeboy15 on Sun, Feb 24, 13 at 11:33

Great finds and a funny story. That huge witches broom is pretty amazing. It's like a full sized specimen already!

Looking forward to growing these puppies down the road.

Keep up the great work you two, you're on to a LOT of brooms.

-Will

Sam,

the thought of you scrambling around in huge trees harvesting brooms lends new meaning to your nickname.

Go, Monkey Boy in a Tree! LOL

Be safe up there, pardner.

Nice broom and I like that yellow sequoia hope you send it around .
Henk.

Please feel free to chime in with possible cv names.I
kind of liked VW Bug but probably wouldn't
describe any resulting propagants.Winning name gets
scion as of tomorrow?
Doug

Not that I have a lot of experience with them, but Doug's broom is the most remarkable in situ broom I have ever seen!

I try to not get too excited because, frankly, I can't grow most of what is posted on this forum (yet), but these are two great looking finds =)

Thanks for sharing!

John

Great finds!
The large C. japonica broom is really remarkable.

I'm glad to see that I'm apparently not the only conifer obsessed person in my age category! :p

Oooh...we can just barely get away with C. japonica here; well...everybody but Ken can, at least. ;)

Nice Sequoia!

Doug, how about 'Tiny'? Then again it's growing fast!

Jam on Fellas.

Dax

Nice work, guys, these are some nice finds here.

I'll suggest 'C. Spray' for the Cryptomeria name.

Alex

The way that broom puffed out of the side of the tree I'd call it 'Billows'

tj

the name: Monkeying Around ....

what else could it be ...

now.. what do you have that will survive in MI .. lol ..

and give it to sam to graft for me..

ken

ps: presumptuous??? .. lol ....

pps: and if he ever finds a little bun of a plant.. well.. monkey bread ... lol ..

Thanks for your input......the name' billows 'came close
but because of no winter browning on this Crypt.broom
and with pressure to find a name from the Monkeytree boy
it turns out to be 'Jolly Green Dwarf '.Thanks for your interest!Doug

300 'Jolly Green Dwarf' and 100 'Wilsonville Gold' have been propagated.

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We hand-picked some of the best scions of 'Wilsonville Gold' for grafting. We tried to pick those with a good mix of both green and gold.
We also rooted several and distributed the rest to other propagators.
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-Sam

What a great time you must be having Sam, venturing into the conifer world so deeply at such a young age. It's really a great start for you under the wings of guys like Doug, Dick and Brent, amongst others.

Great stories, finds and what great times, at least as conifer nuts, we all live in.

-Will

Good job, man. Looking forward to growing 'Jolly Green Dwarf' one day.

Good luck Sam! Good luck Doug, and good name!

Dax