Pollards, the forgotten art-discussion

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

i think this was key in the succses of epping burnham and others

[David Humphries]

has someone painted the cuts?

 

I don't think so Rob, just drying out after rain.

 

 

 

Unlike these Spanish pollards where moss mats were used to keep them from 'drying out'

 

 

 

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[RobArb]

I don't think so Rob, just drying out after rain.

 

 

 

Unlike these Spanish pollards where moss mats were used to keep them from 'drying out'

 

 

 

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Strange, they definitely have a "painted" look to them? Its almost like a pail white primer has been applied?

 

I'll go put me glasses on!

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

[David Humphries]

i think this was key in the succses of epping burnham and others

 

Although not having spent specific time recording the mycology around these pollards in the Basque, it was pretty evident that there was an abundance of Mycorrhizal activity. Much akin to Epping forest & Burnham beeches.

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Plenty of pathogens & sapros acting out their own battle fields amonst these trees, like Fomes, Meripilus, Oudemensiella & Ganoderma.

 

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[David Humphries]

Plenty of pathogens acting out their own battle fields amonst these trees, like Fomes, Meripilus & Oudemensiella.

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but more notable was the abundance of Mycorrhizal genus like Amanita, Boletus, Russula, Laccaria, Scleroderma & Lactarius to name but a few that absolutely carpeted the root zones of the trees above.

 

 

So your comment on "natural neibourhoods" based on the general health of both these old & younger pollards

would appear to be bang on Tony.

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

but more notable was the abundance of Mycorrhizal genus Boletus, Russula, Laccaria, Scleroderma & Lactarius to name but a few that absolutely carpeted the root zones of the trees above.

 

 

So your comment on "natural neibourhoods" based on the general health of both these old & younger pollards

would appear to be bang on Tony.

 

 

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It is a long disregarded aspect of forestry i feel, but I feel a turning of tides.

[breffni]

This might sound stupid but why is Pollarding sorta frowned upon nowadays? How is it very different to coppicing apart from being done higher up on the stem?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

This might sound stupid but why is Pollarding sorta frowned upon nowadays? How is it very different to coppicing apart from being done higher up on the stem?

 

that me old mucka is the million dollar question!

 

but much work has been done of late to define what is a pollard and what is a topped tree, if I get a chance i will get a book out later and post up the defining text, up to my proverbial neck at the mo though! if you have BS 3998 theres something in there to get you started.

[breffni]

Cheers mate:)