Pollarding Study practical techniques

[Stere]

http://www.ancienttreeforum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/A-study-of-practical-pollarding-techniques-in-northern.pdf

 

Might be a good idea to create new pollards in  woods with loads of deer.....

 

 

 

[timbernut]

We pollarded a whole coppice block of hornbeam about 20 yrs ago, never been back, probably should, would be interesting to see how it turned out. We also used used to do a couple of ash on the edge of blocks every season, sadly most have carked it from dieback.

[Mick Dempsey]

Does

2 hours ago, EdwardC said:

The willow is in part food for the sheep. Also used as fencing posts which has the added benefit of producing the next tree. The beech was mostly for firewood. But they didn't pollard them all in one go.

 

 

Both photos are Transylvania, but not the areas in the report. I've seen pollarding all over the world, and the one thing pollarding in Nepal has in common with pollarding in Transylvania or the Basque country or anywhere else pollarding is carried out is, that it is carried out for a purpose which is ongoing, rather than the client thinking the tree needs a good haircut. That's topping, not pollarding.

But in real terms that makes zero difference to the tree if the arisings are useful or not.

 

Edited February 4, 2020 by Mick Dempsey