rockm

Um,

I guess the first question is--why collect this specimen at all? It offers none of the characteristics needed for styling. It won't be able to be styled into a credible broom for years. It's simply too small, as the huge leaf suggests...

American elm is a fast growing species. The basis for any broom styled tree is a sturdy-looking trunk. This trunk won't be visually "sturdy" unless you chop it down to about an inch. That would leave the huge leaves as another problem. They won't reduce that much.


I would plant this one out for five more years and then do a trunk chop.