45° limbs

[AHPP]

8 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

It’s shit work when the leaders are 40’ on rotten sockets though Joe.

 

Ever had one pop the whole socket out when rigging?

I’ve had a few, with damage.

 

You’ve been there.

 

The last one that was really bad we priced a heli in flying from Oxford.

No crane access.

 

£13k.

 

’Way too much!’

 

OK, we’ll just leave these 90’ shit repollared at 25’ trees hanging over your £1.2m property then.

 

Still there if any hero fancies a climb?

 

There's still a gap in the market for my airship idea.

[Mark Bolam]

2 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

It’s all species dependent.

Pollards can be pleasing to look at.

 

Absolutely Mick.

But leaving 30” dia poplar poles with basal rot at 40’ isn’t pollarding, it’s idiocy.

[manco]

13 hours ago, Joe Newton said:

What's scary about a re-pollard? Its bread and butter work.

not scary just plain ugly.

 

and Mick with "Pollards can be pleasing to look at." yeah sure but only with your eyes closed. or if youre mad. or its dark. 

[peds]

French town squares with neat rows of repeat pollards are stunning. Great way of keeping big trees in urban spaces.

 

 

Can't find a picture after 30 seconds on Google that isn't a carpark, but just imagine a vibrant market with pretty little cafes and a fountain instead.

[sime42]

Also in the defense of Pollards; some of the oldest trees around are pollards.

[openspaceman]

1 minute ago, sime42 said:

Also in the defense of Pollards; some of the oldest trees around are pollards.

...and that's because they often served a purpose here as a long lived boundary marker.

[GarethM]

Those neat french trees would predate the village, part of Napoleon and having shade for the troops along roads.

 

Whilst maybe somewhat over romanticised especially in certain parts of france, Napoleon wanted his marching troops under the shade of trees.

[Stere]

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not scary just plain ugly.

 

and Mick with "Pollards can be pleasing to look at." yeah sure but only with your eyes closed. or if youre mad. or its dark. 

 

I like em:

 

 

Load of pollards:

 

https://symposiumleitza2017.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/notes-on-pollards-best-practice-guide.pdf

 

I reckon LOTR ents were inspired by pollards

[Mick Dempsey]

5 hours ago, manco said:

not scary just plain ugly.

 

and Mick with "Pollards can be pleasing to look at." yeah sure but only with your eyes closed. or if youre mad. or its dark. 

Iirc, you’re the bloke who suggested driving round in full PPE listening for chainsaws, then sit on your car bonnet at a short distance, waiting to be approached.

 

You come across as a genuine idiot.

Edited January 19, 2024 by Mick Dempsey

[Steve Bullman]

13 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Iirc, you’re the bloke who suggested driving round in full PPE listening for chainsaws, then sit on your car bonnet at a short distance, waiting to be approached.

 

You come across as a genuine idiot.

It works though Mick

 

I’m in the SAS now