Why I Oughta...

In Spring 2023, I added five (very small) one-gallon Green Velvet Boxwoods to the front porch bed .  We already had a row of them planted in part of the bed, so adding these extended that line of evergreen shrubs across to the new bed (after removing the large Norway Maple).   Last April (2024), I posted a photo showing their first Spring and the tiny amount of growth that was put on in their one growing season.   2025 will be their third growing season and they've begun to put on some size.  But, one of them is showing some weird growth.  A water-spout.  Or a Witch's broom.  Or something.  See below.  There's one branch that has SHOT UP over the Winter and has emerged larger than the rest of the shrub.  And, it is absolutely COVERED in flowers.   I'm not sure what to make of this, but for now, I'm just leaving it alone.  

Most of the trees in our yard, but for the Frans Fontaine European Hornbeams have dropped their leaves.  That's normal.  But, there's another set of trees that are holding their leaves late this year - these two Greenspire Lindens that are in a horizontal Cordon espalier form.  You can see them with their mix of green, orange and yellow leaves this late in November: When the leaves eventually drop, they'll reveal the structure underneath.   And, from the look of it, they'll also reveal A TON of vertical waterspouts on the top level of the espalier.