That scar is an artifact of a process called grafting, or fusing two separate pieces of wood into a new tree. From citrus to ...

Because of this, burying your fruit tree above the graft on the trunk causes a handful of problems. Selvey warned us about the consequences of planting a fruit tree too deep, explaining ...

and water sprouts (the tree’s equivalent of a bad haircut),’ recommends Valeria Nyman. Suckers appear from the base of the trunk and sprout from below the graft union. These thin and spindly ...

Select graft wood that is firm and not rubbery ... Make a T-shaped cut on a branch of the rootstock tree, about 12 inches from the trunk. The long part of the T should be about 1-inch long.