Witch Brooms, or Birds' Nests, in botany, are peculiar broom-like growths often seen on the branches of many trees. They are a dense development of branching twigs formed at one place on a branch as the result of the irritation set up by the presence of a
External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A3700261 Witches' Broom] Article on Witch Brooms
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