Pollard of beech & oak

[hesslemount]

Hey Guys

2 trees I’m extremely precious about as I grew up and lived in this property; where my brother now lives with his family. Pedunculate Oak and Copper Beech. Oak 100-150 years and beech similar or older. My question is how well will these 2 trees react to a pollard or heavy crown reduction. Pollarding to 5-6 metres. They both have no competition as the conifer in the photo is at least 15 metres away. Sorry about the poor photo of the oak. 
PS The house is called Beechwood! 

[Rough Cutter]

Firewood both.

[Mick Dempsey]

That’s a poor option, neither will do well or look good.

 

Back the truck up a bit, what’s the issue with them?

[Rough Cutter]

3 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

That’s a poor option, neither will do well or look good.

 

Back the truck up a bit, what’s the issue with them?

Both are too big to fit in the wood burner at their current size...😁

[Hank]

11 minutes ago, Rough Cutter said:

Firewood both.

😂😂this is your answer for everything 

[Rough Cutter]

1 minute ago, Hank said:

😂😂this is your answer for everything 

Nothing wrong with firewood 😁

[Stere]

Badly is  likely as pollards are best created on trees which are less mature.

 

 

Will likey end up with decay in large cuts  and prehaps a mass of  ugly  lions tail effect  new growth requiring ongoing work

 

 

More chance with the oak doing better than beech as they generaily  responses better than beech and it has already some branches which could form a lower canopy.  The beech has being crown raised alot so won't have much foilage left after pruning.

 

 

 

Leave alone or cut grounf lvl is best uness they want to faff about  with maybe staged  reductions etc  to give them chance is developing a lower crown etc

 

Or beech removed  & oak topped maybe.

[Rich Rule]

If you like them so much and have such a sentimental value, why butcher them?

 

Or

 

Is your brother thinking they are needing a ‘good crowning’ as the door knockers would say and you are asking if they will handle it?

 

More information needed.

[AHPP]

Like Rich says. 

[kram]

Dont pollard them.

 

They will tollerate a reduction of say 3 meters with no problem.