Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Witches' Broom

Case and I were so excited to find a witches' broom on our property.  It is a mutation in an evergreen-type tree that some arborists use to graft onto other trees to make dwarf size evergreens.  We had an entire yard full of dwarf evergreens in Illinois.  No plans to graft it.  We will just enjoy it as is.  This is a balsam tree which are plentiful here.  Below is a picture of a natural branch to compare.


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