[65] Witches Broom Shrub
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Also known as scotch broom this prolific bloomer makes an attractive choice for home gardeners who want a showy low maintenance shrub.
[99] Witches Broom Shrub Herunterladen. Witches brooms occur on a number of conifers and deciduous tree species. With its shrubby full growth drought resistance and brilliant yellow pealike flowers scotch broom cytisus scoparius sounds like a plant with plenty to recommend it to gardeners. Broom shrub plants may get 9 feet 2 5 m tall and produce some spectacular bloom displays in spring.
They are caused by a number of factors that result in a great proliferation of shoots with short internodes that can look like a bundle of twigs or witch s broom. Witch s broom or witches broom is a deformity in a woody plant typically a tree where the natural structure of the plant is changed. The shoots are usually shorter stockier and have an upright but more compact growth habit than normal.
It is sometimes caused by pathogens. Witches broom is a symptom of stress found in woody plants mainly trees but also affects shrubs as well. In other cases they appear as a ball shaped dwarf plant growing in a tree.
Witches broom symptom of plant disease that occurs as an abnormal brushlike cluster of dwarfed weak shoots arising at or near the same point. Fungal infections typically appear in pine or cherry trees as well as blackberry bushes while witches broom in peach and black locusts is likely the result of a virus. Unfortunately scotch broom also spreads rapidly and may become invasive.
Scotch broom cystisus scoparius is an attractive shrub that rises to about 10 feet 3 m high with an open airy growth pattern. Witches brooms may be caused by fungal viral or mycoplasma like organisms mlos. In the spring the shrub becomes covered with small bright yellow flowers.
A dense mass of shoots grows from a single point with the resulting structure resembling a broom or a bird s nest. This includes deciduous trees and shrubs as well as conifers and evergreen varieties. Pruning a scotch broom shrub must be done conservatively and at the correct season.
The stress results in a deformed mass of twigs and branches which appear broom like in appearance. Twigs and branches of woody plants may die back. Despite the beauty of its bright yellow spring flowers it can easily look disheveled if not pruned correctly.
Witches brooms are characterized by a proliferation of shoots growing close together.