Re-pollard or crown reduction on Ash tree?

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re pollard it but do it better than last time round,rebalance its shape and probably take it in more so the re-gen isnt going to block out as much light the minute it resprouts!

[Eddy_t]

Re-pollard, but a lot more, probably 50% off those main limbs, if not more

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

re pollard it but do it better than last time round,rebalance its shape and probably take it in more so the re-gen isnt going to block out as much light the minute it resprouts!

 

thats my take, leaving epicormics and any sap risers that are within the line of the rounding over of the canopy.

[Langur]

Would you call that a pollard?

 

No

 

Its just a reduction isn't it?

 

No

 

[treedom]

I'll put in a vote for a reduction. And a thin. Leave it some buds. Might reduce the regrowth and epicormic growth next time. Take it just above pollard points maybe. But reduce the left side anyway.

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I'll put in a vote for a reduction. And a thin. Leave it some buds. Might reduce the regrowth and epicormic growth next time. Take it just above pollard points maybe. But reduce the left side anyway.

 

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I think its a sows ear and would be hard to make a silk purse out of it, a re structure would allow a new crown to form with a good balance.

 

totaly understand your thinking, just wouldnt be my first choice in this case, the tree was ruined first time round.

[alex_m]

Take it right back down to form a proper pollard, it may end up being a great old pollard in the future.

 

The before shot is just awful. As said, neither a pollard or reduction, just a crime against trees!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The before shot is just awful. As said, neither a pollard or reduction, just a crime against trees!

 

Yep crime is the right word for what was done to this tree, no shape nor form about it at all, this is the kind of work that gets us all a bad name.

[coleman]

I'll put in a vote for a reduction. And a thin. Leave it some buds. Might reduce the regrowth and epicormic growth next time. Take it just above pollard points maybe. But reduce the left side anyway.

 

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I agree, reduce it into the first regrowth and selective thinning of mirroring shoots. You could make a new frame for the crown like that. Instead of pollarding it and it regrowing just as thick as is now in a couple of years. The poor tree has had a hard life, by doing this method you keep more stored energy, keep some ablity to photosynthesize and done right should give it a more natural appearence.

[steve7962]

Personally,I would suggest repollard,but more correctly ! Fewer knuckle that are easier to maintain . "Pollards" like the previous one are just done by cowboys