Pollards, the forgotten art-discussion

[David Humphries]

Not exactly a robust Fung sp for sure.

 

 

 

Like a Balerina, all frills, cascades & pirouettes.

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I wont deny enjoying the asthetics of a maiden, but these old pollards.... they just have that power, dont they?

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Heres a few more just for eye candy!

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Sorry for the repeated shot above!

[Sam Thompson]

Hamad. Top right picture reminds me off a quote I love;

 

 

"A forest of trees is a spectacle too much for one man to see"

 

 

Sam

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

 

 

A classic root crown form caused by Inonotus dryadeus

 

[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"

 

Update on that beech-

 

The origional top cut was made pre 1970- with the main scaffolds having been re pollarded in 1978, its been done again creating a third order structure sometime in the last 20 years and last year I reduced it by about 30%. Im going to find out more but thus far this is as far as ive gotten.

[David Humphries]

Liking the history link Tony.

 

 

 

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[Mesterh]

They are all brill photos but this one is extra brill:laugh1:

 

 

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Looks like it belongs in a Tolkien book!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

They are all brill photos but this one is extra brill:laugh1:

 

 

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Looks like it belongs in a Tolkien book!

 

then coming up just for our mestterh, a few of the best hornbeam pollards this fair land has to offer, they are of course from the hatfield forest, home of the ancient hornbeam pollards of excelance:001_cool: