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Pootsie is right. Trees grown for the yard, especially if they are grown for fruit and not just the flowers, can have real ugly scars over time. There are some odd techniques used in the grafting of fruit trees to make them dwarfs that produce large fruit. We have one of them in our yard, a dwarf McIntosh apple. The grafting scar looks like a giant goiter. I can tell you how this happens if anyone is interested but for these purposes this should sufice.

26-Mar-2005	#7
Vance Wood bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Sep-2002 Location: Roseville Michigan Country: USA USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,373	Pootsie is right. Trees grown for the yard, especially if they are grown for fruit and not just the flowers, can have real ugly scars over time. There are some odd techniques used in the grafting of fruit trees to make them dwarfs that produce large fruit. We have one of them in our yard, a dwarf McIntosh apple. The grafting scar looks like a giant goiter. I can tell you how this happens if anyone is interested but for these purposes this should sufice.