Pollards, the forgotten art-discussion

[David Humphries]

No curbing required, I'm just a jesting.

 

Though the keeper looked a little bemused to see us back in there "after hours"

 

I guess wearing a bright white top didn't really help with the stealth tree baggin

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

No curbing required, I'm just a jesting.

 

Though the keeper looked a little bemused to see us back in there "after hours"

 

I guess wearing a bright white top didn't really help with the stealth tree baggin

 

My "formal attire" for arb-mycota sir is as you well know, STEALTH:001_tt2:

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

beech Pollards- the next generation.

 

Heres one I worked last year, its a lovely tree, maybe not your cup of tea, but for me, this is art, and this is one of my favourite trees on our rounds.

 

You can cleary see the "origional" top cut has been long occluded, and at least three cycles of re pollarding. This is a perfectly respectable method of managment, and as suited to the urban garden as the SSSI site or SAC

 

 

[Sam Thompson]

That is one lovely Pollard Hamad:thumbup1:

 

 

 

Sam

[David Humphries]

Nice Tree Hammy, do you know why it was created as a pollard.

Do the owners know it's history?

 

 

Lovin the dappled light on it's branches

Always great on Beech.

 

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Edited August 20, 2010 by Monkey-D

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The house has been in this families ownership for a few generations, the current guy used to play there as a child so its history could easily be put down on paper, next time it will be done. made a few suggestions to increasing its care, a mulch layer etc, lets see next time round what we can "introduce"

[David Humphries]

What was the reason for the removal of the inner branch?

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

it was shaded out and dying off

[David Humphries]

No Oudies on it then I take it.

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Nah, was nothing on this one at all, so might drop a few hericium plugs down the hole of the top cut occlusions! apparently their saying that the hericiums might not be very good with competitors, and hence the rarity?

 

would make sense i suppose.