Unusual tree

earthgraham · #1 (**permalink**) 13-02-2011, 08:07 PM

Can anyone help please what has happened to this tree?

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Deb London · #2 (**permalink**) 13-02-2011, 08:14 PM

If you do a Google images search for tree graft you will see a tree that is very similar. Maybe it's that.

Littlesparrow · #3 (**permalink**) 13-02-2011, 08:34 PM

I thought grafted tree, same as Deb, though why someone would plant one outside a garden seems strange?

C J Smallman · #4 (**permalink**) 13-02-2011, 08:43 PM

I have seen a Rowan sappling about a foot tall growing in the crack of a fence post.

But thats one big tree so I guess by now its roots would of split the lower tree.

A very odd picture well found

Chris.

Dorts · #5 (**permalink**) 14-02-2011, 05:45 PM

I wonder if when it was planted it had a metal guard round it to the height of the 'mark', which has since been removed?
Dorts.

Susie · #6 (**permalink**) 14-02-2011, 07:27 PM

It certainly looks like a graft to me. It looks like a sucker of the original (base) wood is growing up at the side too.

Although the site is outside of a garden now I wonder if that was always the case? Could there have been a garden there 40 years ago?

diggleken · #7 (**permalink**) 14-02-2011, 08:26 PM

An ex country worker pal of mine told me why a couple of years ago, when I saw some like this, but I've forgotten, I'll have to ask him again.
My memory sort of says that its just grafted commercially for a viable stock when planted, from bought in stuff, reason? I cant remember...........possible anti virus or quick growth or lends to cropping....................?
It's fairly common, but I'll ask.