Advice on Willow re-pollard. The options?

[LiamKealy]

Buy some etriers. Basically tape sling ladders with shaped footholds. You can choke them around the main stem. Very useful bit of kit. They were developed for artificial climbing on rock, but have useful applications in trees.

[JLA Arborists]

Buy some etriers. Basically tape sling ladders with shaped footholds. You can choke them around the main stem. Very useful bit of kit. They were developed for artificial climbing on rock, but have useful applications in trees.

 

 

Something like these?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401073722013

 

 

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[treefolk]

Ladder, lanyard, silky. I know you said you don't like ladders but if you're tied in and ladder is secured and footed etc then it's definitely the quickest and easiest way in my opinion.

 

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[Gardenscape]

Thanks all for the great suggestions. I've ordered and decided to use slings as foot holds and install a choked anchor up the highest stem. For me that would be one technique I'd be most comfortable with doing. I'll repost some after photos in a few weeks.

[Ty Korrigan]

Spike it.

 

I'm with Mick.

Spiking a willow never did one harm.

If you spike in Summer the scars close over in weeks.

Ty

[Mark Bolam]

Spiking retained trees is illegal and still carries the death penalty.

[htb]

Spiking retained trees is illegal and still carries the death penalty.

 

Only if you do it on the side visible from the house

[Gary Prentice]

Only if you do it on the side visible from the house

 

I'd have to disagree.

 

It's only ever ok if the local tree officer can't see it.

[Gary Prentice]

What tickles me is the debate about spiking when no-one comments on the eight inch cuts of the reduction itself.

[Mick Dempsey]

Re-imagination of hitherto unscheduled pollard points if you don't mind.