Pollarding

[arbmansam]

Hi to anybody who feels like helping but see alot of pics of pollarded trees and would love some info about it and how its done thanks

[Le Sanglier]

Lots of threads on here about it, Tbh it's really not that complex (to do) anyway.

It's not magic, just cut 'em back. About as easy as tree surgery gets.

[Eddy_t]

Climb tree, cut to desired point, pollard done, nowt to it

 

 

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[alex_m]

Well to be pedantic, a true pollard is started when the tree is very young. Just cutting a 60ft tree down to 20ft stubs is topping.

Saying that, everyone has done it, including me.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Well to be pedantic, a true pollard is started when the tree is very young. Just cutting a 60ft tree down to 20ft stubs is topping.

Saying that, everyone has done it, including me.

 

Pedantic is sometimes good

 

To quote 'OUR' industry standard, which is a guide of course:

 

"...it should preferably start soon after the tree has become established and is between 25mm to 50mm in diameter at the selected height of pollarding (often 2m to 3m)."

 

Further, it goes on to state:

 

"If the stem has attained a diameter of more than 50mm, but less than about 200mm at 2m to 3m height, pollarding may still be initiated." (It then say about ideally retaining some existing branches if it's this size.)

 

So, do you pollard...or do you 'top', with a veiw to then pollarding/re-pollarding at a later date? I'm not saying you shouldn't do this but what I am saying is we should be aware how our industry standard explains pollarding and, ideally, use the correct terminology with the customer.

 

Too often indiscriminate and damaging (extensive) 'topping' is described as pollarding to make it more acceptable to the client and easier to sell.

 

Just my thoughts..

Cheers

Paul

[Gary Prentice]

Pedantic is sometimes good

 

 

Too often indiscriminate and damaging (extensive) 'topping' is described as pollarding to make it more acceptable to the client and easier to sell.

 

Just my thoughts..

Cheers

Paul

 

I think we call it pollarding in an attempt to make ourselves feel better. The client normally doesn't give a monkeys what you call it, as long as its smaller.