This is the way they pollard the limes - in Glasgow

[josharb87]

personally i think this management of limes is an effective one, which i like. pollarding is afterall a management technique of trees-trees have this funny habit called growing, and out growing their enviorment, sure, every 15 years you could fell and replace them to keep their size ideal for the surroundings, or, heres a thought, you could . . . .pollard!

 

[Bundle 2]

Which ones Tim?

 

Right outside my house....on the roundabout. Three trees share the roundabout...a focal point for the "kids" whu....two very modest trees (ornamental stature...only ) and a semi mature/mature willow.

 

This area has been heavily developed in the last 2yrs. A massive new school ( 1 of 4 in Norwich over the last 4 yrs I understand ) Any number of new residential buildings and sheltrered housing schemes. None of which puts any pressure, whatsoever , on the tree in question. The willow. A focal point...only a willow but I liked it. It leant some grandeur to the street where people otherwise park where they want..( ie the verge and every tree root zone going ) ok, enough. Why then pollard it at a time in its life when, and as is happening, in a space of 3yrs, the roots are throwing up epicorm in a panic and the bark around the knuckle is necrotic as hell...its killed it. The only decent tree we had. ( imo)

 

Panic management 'cos they thought it would fall down? Based on what?

 

Suckling Avenue, another example where a whole avenue, built in the...dunno, 40-50's, wide and proud and in red bricks...nice residential area.

The whole lot virtually, pollarded... both sides of the street. Robinias..nice and prickly...nice job for the climber I'm sure. Fine, once done, they need maintaining but I fail to understand the reasons/thinking behind continuing the process on younger semi-mature stock which before this year, I figured might eventually replace the pollards as they eventually become beyond retaining...Wrong...they then hammered the feck out of these too. Not even any attempt at retaining a scaffold branch structure from which to nuture a pollard...Its just careless imo and the result of what? Id really like to know cos it gets my goat!!

 

 

I will just add that there has been a number of new plantings in Suckling Avenue...good looking work by all appearances although I did not get out of my car to see what species......

Anyone care to bet that, should they make it past establishment they get....ok...I think you know where that was going!!

Edited January 13, 2009 by Bundle 2

[Stephen Blair]

proper job, pollarding has nothing to do with asthetics. Pat on the back from me. Give it a few years and they will be lovely.

[Bundle 2]

Suggest you look into the origin of pollarding then bro...nuff said!

[josharb87]

Pollard trees may attain much greater ages than maiden trees, because they are maintained in a partially juvenile state, and they do not have the weight and windage of the top part of the tree.

 

when performed properly it is useful in the practice of arboriculture for tree management.

 

Pollarding is also used in urban forestry in certain areas for reasons such as tree size management, safety and health concerns. It removes rotting or plagued branches for the overall health of the tree, living and dead branches that could harm property and people, as well as expanded foliage in spring for aesthetic, shade and pollution concerns.

 

good old wikipedia!

[Stephen Blair]

as i said, proper job

[Bundle 2]

"proper job, pollarding has nothing to do with asthetics. Pat on the back from me. Give it a few years and they will be lovely. "

 

Funny....Every spring they seem to return to remove the regrowth from the bole...ensuring I get a nice. bald stick out side my house......!!

[josharb87]

Funny....Every spring they seem to return to remove the regrowth from the bole...ensuring I get a nice. bald stick out side my house......!!

 

if they do it every year, you must be used to your bald stick by now

[Stephen Blair]

"proper job, pollarding has nothing to do with asthetics. Pat on the back from me. Give it a few years and they will be lovely. "

 

Funny....Every spring they seem to return to remove the regrowth from the bole...ensuring I get a nice. bald stick out side my house......!!

 

third and final time, proper job!

personally i would of brought them down another 10 feet, so i could reach it with the pole pruner the next time.

[bob]

LA round here do NOT pollard

mant folk use the word pollard as a justification for BUTCHER