Clean Sweep - Show Us Your Brooms

I always like the collaborative threads were people posts trees in a common theme. I don't recall seeing a theme on broom styles. There are so many variations to the broom style that it might be interesting to see what gets posted. So sweep out those files and show us your broom style bonsai.

I'll start with a natural flame shaped broom style Florida Elm. It's in a Tokonome green glazed pot. The tree is about 24 inches tall from the pot top.

Mine is buried under 30" of snow. Soon to be 50".

Shohin broomstyle Zelkova.



One of the trees I will exhibit on the Eda Uchi Kai Bonsai Ten in two weeks...

Regards,
Hans

Very nice trees.
How tall is that one Hans?

Storm wrote:How tall is that one Hans?

It's just under 20 cm... (7.8 inches)

Here a few of my maples. I think broom form(informal broom form) is THE appropriate form for maples.
Trident, Acer burgerianum, Japanese maple, Acer palmatum.

burning bush, Euonymus Europea, wild cherry, Prunus spec., garden lilac, Syringa vulgaris. linden, Tilia platiphyllos

It will surprise many: I think the informal upright form is NOT appropriate for any broadleaved tree. It is the abstraction of a pine tree and looks strange on a broadleaved tree. We only go so used to this. Sure, I am also guilty of this. I believe that in twenty years all broadleaved trees in the informal upright form will have a time stamp on them and be considered a retro.

European beech, Fagus sylvatica,

Field elm, Ulmus campestre. I consider this still a high informal broom form.
Kingsville boxwood, Buxus microphyllum
Dwarf honeysuckle, Lonicera nitida
Common myrtle, Myrtus communis

Very Nice Walter! Thanks for sharing.
I think the one I liked the most might be the third picture you added.

Thanks Walter for taking the time to post such an interesting variety of broom styles. You have a very interesting approach to the style.

Here are a couple more to show the versatility of the style.


A a shohin Willow Leaf Ficus in a pot I made. This started as a root cutting.


A broom style Hackberry by American artist, Guy Guidry. I recall him saying this was one of his very first bonsai. The really wide pot recalls an open field.


I'm reposting my Chinese Elm broom for the record.


Of course, the Zelkova is the traditional species used for a broom style in Japan.
I photographed this Zelkova at Mr. Takayama's nursery in Japan. Nice nebari.


This one was at Mr. Kato's nursery , Mansei-en, before he passed away.

Rob...thanks for beginning this thread....lovely trees from all who responded....here is a Ficus benjamina.

Regards,
Tom

The devil made me do it

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Some very nice trees posted. When I look at brooms, I see the Zelkova. Many trees may have a similar outline/silhouette, which is fine also, but a broom is a broom.

Rick Moquin wrote:The devil made me do it
Some very nice trees posted. When I look at brooms, I see the Zelkova. Many trees may have a similar outline/silhouette, which is fine also, but a broom is a broom.

But Rick, open up a bit. There are many kinds of brooms.

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Very good! Wonderful thread this.