sycamore reduction/pollard

[Johny Walker]

did this lttle beuty last wk ,ITS WHAT THE CUSTUMER WANTED ,

tad harsh but there paying ,:biggrin:they wanted to keep some of it as its like a bit of the familay

[MattyF]

That will grow back...

[Charlieh]

is that a new fence panel appeared in the after pictures?????

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I would have prefered a metre above the unions but its a pollard, it certainly aint no reduction!

[Ian C]

Ya left the best bit of fire wood standing Jonny!

 

[Stevietrees]

Better do that than some of the rediculous reductions to twigs I keep noticing. Nearly crashed the truck shouting at some cowboys topping Birch trees the other day. Ha

Its best to pollard to the collar as the wood is more dense there and able to resist fungal attack more.

http://www.treestylearb.com

[roseyweb]

Did you do it all from that ladder

Love a 100% crown reduction

[Johny Walker]

Did you do it all from that ladder

Love a 100% crown reduction

 

dont for get them pruning spikes:laugh1:

[sloth]

By the current BS3998, this would be classed as topped, would it not?

Its best to pollard to the collar as the wood is more dense there and able to resist fungal attack more.

http://www.treestylearb.com

Where have you heard this?

Surely the 'proper old school' pollarders would have gone above the collar, where the diameter is smaller, ie, easier to cut with hand tools/axes. And those trees are very much alive today! The bigger stubs would have encouraged more epicormic and adventitious growth, and therefore better survival rates?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Better do that than some of the rediculous reductions to twigs I keep noticing. Nearly crashed the truck shouting at some cowboys topping Birch trees the other day. Ha

Its best to pollard to the collar as the wood is more dense there and able to resist fungal attack more.

Treestyle Arboriculture: Professional Tree Surgeons, Manchester

 

NO! it is better to go well above the unions so that dysfunction is kept away from them!

 

it wont matter how dense that wood is once it dries out, and that is a certainty!

 

there will be no reaction zone where it matters most, this will be the tear out type.