As you can see, this broom sits upon the very top of a 60 to 70 ft tree. Approximately 8 wide x 6 ft across ... it stands as a dramatic punctuation mark along a hiway many miles from my home. The growth is very attractive, being dense and tufted, and though hard to see in this photo, there's a variant branch displaying a good amount of yellow. Obtaining scions was a bit of a challenge, for I sure wasn't gonna be climbing up there! I settled upon "that" method, though with being adjacent to a 4 lane hiway, I was taking my chances with the boys in blue! ... thankfully, I was under dense cover! Since I am new to conifer grafting, my last years attempt had failed miserably, talk about disappointment! With a bit more know how and the comments and suggestion of others on here, I had my understock ready for this years grafting ... but, then winter arrived early in these parts and really dumped upon us (not like what you others were experiencing!) I then had to say no to driving 75 miles and trudging through knee deep snow ... it's now gonna have to wait till next December! Otherwise, I sure wish I had a local conifer bud here in Alberta!

Terry

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This would have you slam on the brakes as you drive down the hiway!

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