Do NOT plant the tree so deep that the graft is buried for aesthetic
reasons. The price for that 'look' may well be some dead trees. Plant trees
at the appropriate height, i.e. the natural curvature of the root flare
should be well apparent, and allow some height for future settling of the
soil post-planting.

--
Mike LaMana, MS
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net



"XDeus" wrote in message
m...
I just purchased 6 crabapples and was wondering if there is a problem
with planting them with the graft underground. A couple of them have
big, ugly rootstock stumps with what looks like a lot of pruned
suckers. Is there a problem with putting that section underground?
They range in length by 2 to 4 inches.