Toward a Pollard

[Tommy_B]

Very insightful as always Mr H. Another interesting thread. Nice one.

[David Humphries]

thanks i new there would be a good answer, but no1 has answered my first qu,

 

how comes the part of the tree over the grass was not reduced as well

 

 

 

Mmmmmmm, quiz time

 

is it.......

 

A, additional torsional weight being left on opposite side to targets ?

 

B, north side foliar growth that is photo-tropically weaker than its south/eastern neighbours, leading to heavier stripped foliage if reduced evenly.

 

C, Climber couldn't be arsed.

 

 

 

Could be all three or none of the above.

 

 

 

 

What exactly is your point , Nfss ?

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited September 14, 2010 by Monkey-D

[josharb87]

I see this as a three phase reduc Josh, aspiration is to get somewhere close to creating a Boling, as is possible.

 

Next phase 2012.

 

& then re-pollard on 15/20 year cycle.

 

This is of course hugely dependent on vitality, evidence of canopy retrenchment & progress of trunk/butress decay.

 

 

Cant really do a lot path sides in terms of compaction.

 

 

 

May take a leaf out of the fine Herr Swchwartz's MO, and inoculate with Trichoderma sp, to attack the resi, enabling positive compartmentalisation, leading to a re-balance of the future structural issue

 

 

 

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thanks david:001_smile:

 

whats a boling?

 

would you recommend, in an ideal world when turning all 'complete' trees to pollards, that its done in phases?

 

is Ganoderma resinaceum, commonly called artist fungus? cool link to youre directory btw, i like the slideshow:thumbup:

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Mmmmmmm, quiz time

 

is it.......

 

A, additional torsional weight being left on opposite side to targets ?

 

B, north side foliar growth that is photo-tropically weaker than its south/eastern neighbours, leading to heavier stripped foliage if reduced evenly.

 

C, Climber couldn't be arsed.

 

 

 

Could be all three or none of the above.

 

 

 

 

What exactly is your point , Nfss ?

 

 

 

 

 

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i have never seen it done before so thought i would ask and try and learn something but you seem to not want to tell me.

 

ps i reckon it is ether a or c lol

[David Humphries]

thanks david:001_smile:

 

whats a boling?

 

would you recommend, in an ideal world when turning all 'complete' trees to pollards, that its done in phases?

 

is Ganoderma resinaceum, commonly called artist fungus? cool link to youre directory btw, i like the slideshow:thumbup:

 

 

 

Boling's basically the pollarded trunk Josh.

 

I'm under the impression that both Hatfield Forest & Burnham Beeches lost significant numbers of Pollards by re-pollarding after being lapsed far too heavily.

 

 

Though these were all Vet Trees, unlike our maiden here.

 

But I think slowly slowly, catchy Monkey

 

 

The resinaceum is known as the Laquered bracket.

 

G applanatum is the artists bracket

 

 

 

 

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Edited September 14, 2010 by Monkey-D

[Stephen Blair]

i reckon you lost the oil cap for the pole pruner going by those dodgey cuts:sneaky2:

[David Humphries]

i reckon you lost the oil cap for the pole pruner going by those dodgey cuts:sneaky2:

 

 

 

That was gonna be "D"

 

 

 

 

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