Pollarding Limes

[treebloke]

Say a local authority had a row of mature common Lime trees which they are responsible for, they are around 100 years old and adjacent to rear gardens. Due to pressure from residents and councillors they decide it might be a good idea to pollard them:scared1: by half, would you expect this to

 

a) reduce the long term life span of the trees

 

b) extend the life span of the trees

 

c) make no great difference

[Paul Barton]

Have they ever been pollarded before?

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Firstly, is that 'pollarding' or 'topping' (it certainly don't fit the current BS3998 guidance for pollarding).

 

In practical terms, as very unusual for true pollards to be retained in urban situations, I would expect it to make no great difference, albeit as smaller trees (at least initially) provided they can cope with teh initial physiological shock and they have good vitality and adequate energy reserves....AND they're Limes!

 

There, now to make way for the better informed but that's my ten penneth.

 

Hope yer well Bob!

 

Cheers..

Paul

[treebloke]

Have they ever been pollarded before?

 

No first time.

[High Scale]

No first time.

 

Oh:001_huh:

[treebloke]

Firstly, is that 'pollarding' or 'topping' (it certainly don't fit the current BS3998 guidance for pollarding).

 

In practical terms, as very unusual for true pollards to be retained in urban situations, I would expect it to make no great difference, albeit as smaller trees (at least initially) provided they can cope with teh initial physiological shock and they have good vitality and adequate energy reserves....AND they're Limes!

 

There, now to make way for the better informed but that's my ten penneth.

 

Hope yer well Bob!

 

Cheers..

Paul

 

They are quite good health wise and one of them was pollarded a couple of years ago which has responded hence the request from the other neighbours etc.

 

Yes, we are all good, except the football that is. I must say I am ashamed after being beat by a load of Tesco carrier bags, enuf ter mek want to ate yer yung.

[born2trot]

' b ' extend the life of the tree ( thats if you dont kill it )

[JamesNI]

On a lime, me thinks B! If it is a choice between a 'proper' pollard or removal, surely it is favourable to pollard? Plus five to ten years you get another go. Yipee!

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

If the trees are 100 years old and have never been pollarded before then by definition reducing their crowns by 50% is not pollarding but topping or heavy crown reduction.

The subsequent management of the regrowth may be approximated to pollarding assuming that it is removed on a regular cycle thus (eventually) forming pollard heads.

Given that they are in good health there is no reason that they should not respond just as the other had. Weather their lives will actually be extended is grounds for debate - rather depends on future management, doesn't it?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Firstly, is that 'pollarding' or 'topping' (it certainly don't fit the current BS3998 guidance for pollarding).

 

In practical terms, as very unusual for true pollards to be retained in urban situations, I would expect it to make no great difference, albeit as smaller trees (at least initially) provided they can cope with teh initial physiological shock and they have good vitality and adequate energy reserves....AND they're Limes!

 

There, now to make way for the better informed but that's my ten penneth.

 

Hope yer well Bob!

 

Cheers..

Paul

 

well, limes are a different animal, probably the most suitable tree for polarding or topping whatever term floats your boat, as for unusual for pollards to be retained in the urban context, Paul Smith!