Pollarding a Veteran

[Danavan]

Photo's Max from N,S,E & west please m8y & some scale too would be gr8:thumbup1:

 

Sounds like a gr8 job if you are given the scope to advise on pot wrk to be done..?

[Jon Lad]

It might be worth you having a look at a copy of 'Veteran Trees: A guide to good management' by Helen Read published by English Nature.

[arbogrunt]

Obviously dependant on the tree...but I would go for a long term management regime of gradual crown reductions...maybe over the next 15-20 years. By the time its done, you'll have a long white flowing beard

[arbogrunt]

...not only but also, how about any surrounding trees, reducing. thinning or felling them could stimulate a bit of inner crown growth in your veteran?...

[MAX]

thank you for all the advices

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

some pictures would be great ,, why do you feel that Re-pollarding is required?? is it that the trees location and targets require it to be reduced / pollarded ???? personally if i could fence the area off i would leave the tree naturally grow down , this was something i learnt jrom Jack Kenyon and Ted Green whilst at merrist wood , from Teds reserch with other experts he had be able to prove that vetran oaks are more likely to go on for much longer without the intervention of us tree surgeons

 

I would like to hear him say that!

 

and see the work/papers

[Danavan]

I would like to hear him say that!

 

and see the work/papers

 

Same as! More info please?