Beginners luck? lol

Just don't think every day will be like that. :-) But congratulations!

Makes me wonder if there aren't certain characteristics one should look for when hunting brooms?

Definitely beginner's luck!

I saw the first just driving along. Decided to stop and take a picture. Then thought, why not creep down these back roads just to see? Found the second a quarter mile away, although it's completely dead. After about 45 minutes, I decided to turn around and head home and found the third on the way back on a street I'd already been down!

I've been dying to get out and look, but there's too many deciduous trees with their leaves still on. But you bet I'll be back at it soon enough!

Nothing better than to get out in the Fall, with cool sunny weather and most of the leaves off the tree. You can see so much more and not have to put up with bugs & such. My favorite time of year actually.

I've noticed a few brooms on some of the Pinus banksiana (Jack pine) over the years in my woods, out in the country. Don't have any pictures but they are generally full with many short branches, a few must've been 3 or 4 feet in diameter. Have never did any grafting so ignored them other than interesting to look at.

Are you going to graft any of them that you found?

Look at this monster I found this morning!