Thought this was considered bad practice

[Mountain man]

Just normal street tree stuff, you've never seen this before?

[Stubby]

Are you sure they are not grafts?

 

I am not sure ....Now you say that they could be as cherry root stock is popular for grafting but they are still flowering cherry on top .

[Chris at eden]

I process tpo apps for a LA and it annoys me when I run apps to pollard mature maiden trees. Its not possible. Pollarding does not result in large diameter cuts and does not overly stress the trees. It also has a well developed framework of branches and starts when trees are young.

 

It devalues the industry to call that Pollarding.

[Gary Prentice]

Shouldn't really need to be any discussion on the definition really. It's clear enough in BS3998

[Gary Prentice]

It devalues the industry to call that Pollarding.

 

Exactly.

[Stubby]

Exactly.

 

Yes you may be right there but you have to accept it is standard practice on street trees all over the country and carried out by " the industry "

[Mountain man]

Devalues the industry.....love threads like this , always good for a laugh.

[Stubby]

Devalues the industry.....love threads like this , always good for a laugh.

 

Same ! ...That bear could do some " pollarding " !

[waz77]

They probably reached a size that was too big to be right for pollarding before it was generally considered bad practise . So then you're left with a choice of topping then manage as a pollard or fell once they become too big. I'm sure the streets weren't as busy as they are now when they were first planted

[Mountain man]

They probably reached a size that was too big to be right for pollarding before it was generally considered bad practise . So then you're left with a choice of topping then manage as a pollard or fell once they become too big. I'm sure the streets weren't as busy as they are now when they were first planted

 

About right I reckon, ps Stubby, it's a wolverine!