In message , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
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"Robert" wrote in message
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I wonder if anyone can identify this broom? We have the common broom
Cytisus scoparius and this single shrub which we are struggling to put a
name to. It is quite distinct from the common and Spanish brooms in that
the twigs curl. A Google image search did not produce anything obvious.

Here are 2 links to an image of it - the first one is 213 Kb
http://www.pbase.com/rbel1/image/75228486/original

and the second just 73Kb for those with dial-up connections
http://www.pbase.com/rbel1/image/75228486/medium

Grateful for any feedback.
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Robert
Is the broom (cytisus) a bit of a red herring.
It doesn't really resemble a broom .The colour seems wrong --does it
flower.?
Probably common as muck and someone will ID it soon:-)

I was told that it was a broom and it does produce an abundance of
yellow flowers that are very broom like. Unfortunately I do not have
any photographs of it in flower - having said that it is producing buds
so the flowers are not far off.
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Robert