Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Deformities from vines, 0 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
Chad:

In my never-to-be-humble opinion, those are relatively mild cases of near strangulation. If you don't like where these trees are, or if they turn out to be excess trees in your future forest, you should mark them now so that you can find them again when you want to remove them. The grain in the trunk at the swellings might have some interesting characteristics for use in carving or woodworking.

Here's an example of what some nasty twining vines can do to a boxelder. Now, it's a walking stick.