Another Douglas Fir Broom

This summer has been a crazy one.  As is too often the case, I haven't made it out into the wilds much.  I have been working on my house- which really needed some maintenance.

In the meantime, I thought I'd share some pictures of a Douglas fir broom that I found several years ago.  It would take another crazy snowmobile trip to get scions in the winter, and I'm not sure I'm up for that.  Maybe I will try an autumn graft of it one of these years.  It is kind of cute, and seems to be worth propagating.  

I think I've said this before, but it seems that this species- Pseudotsuga menziesii- seems to throw brooms much more often than other species.  This is true of both the coastal variety- var menziesii, and the interior form- var glauca (which is what this broom is).  I have to wonder if the other species in Southern California and in Asia are prone to brooms as well.  

The new groth looks kind of nice.