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Old 24-Apr-2004   #2
D3rutat
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i don't think that maples broom is a taboo. I have seen lots of maples in broom styles but none of them is very good looking, it's just a matter of personal preference. As far as i know, maples have the bad habit of growing long internodes( internode is the distance between 2 leaf nodes) which doesn't suit them well for broom where you want a dense bushy foliage. That's why you use informals which kinda replicate the way these trees look in the nature.Hope i answered your question
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