warts?

Indonesia's 'tree man' home after surgery
Doctors removed 95 percent of gnarled growths in nine operations...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26406111/

I seen that dude on tv lastnight, they had some show on there with him and about 6 or 7 others like him ....

He could've been cast in Lord of the Rings...they had walking trees in that..lol