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After the "storm of the century" we had in 1999, I saw an 5 feet dia oak, with a trunk of maybe 6feet and a low wide canopy covering a circle of maybe 180 feet dia blown over.Simply pulled the rootplate and went down. I simply didn't think that was possible. That was some storm, btw. Took us...

Sounds like socialism to me.

I would very much like to see it in bloom, too.

It is quite stunning, even without any leaves on.

Hedges made by braiding willow or topiary cut bushes are not natural either, but we still do them. The topiary picture is american by the way:D

You are right, they were originally done much lower. The ones by the church, too. Back before bucket trucks only the very rich could afford to pollard that high, since it had to be done from ladders. Then later the trees were allowed to add another section, because today we can stand in comfort...

The target is to limit their size. if you look at the picture, there are no branches on the side towards the road to hit passing wehicles. in order for the trees not to reach too far out to the sides they are cut back, and since we have to cut them back, we might as well pollard them. Also...

Finally some pictures of what we call "candelabrum" Linden. Again, pollarding was not started untill the trees were at their present height, which as you can see is about 60-70 feet. These trees are about 200 years old. "Candelabrum" Linden are pruned towards the Candelabrum shape and then...

Today pollarding is done for aesthetic reasons and to limit the size of trees in urban areas. Just like you mow the lawn and clip the hedges to keep them from overtaking the world. To say that pollarding has to be started when the tree is small, is not right. Since pollarded trees do not gain...

I went on a little photo-safari this morning, so I have some pollard pictures to show. This will be a long story, so I'll spread it over several posts, to make sure the pictures are shown in the right order. Treevet, by the way, do you think we could maybe continue this discussion without any...

It is! Very few species lend themselves to pollarding: sycamore, linden, horsechestnut, some poplars and willows are the only ones I know of. They probably have more further to the south, we northerners are not exactly gifted with an abundance of species:cry:

I don't get the analogy, sorry. I don't advocate pollarding wild trees in the woods. If you sit and relax in the shade in a spanish outdoor restaurant, enjoying a few tapas and a glass of chilled fino sherry under the sycamores, which have been carefully pruned and pollarded over time to form a...

I have had this exact discussion once at Treebuzz with Gerry B. I think I managed to change his view of pollarding some. Do you know the historical background of pollarding and coppicing trees? A pollarded tree has nothing to do with:"contrived architecture". I'll gladly explain later, but It's...

True, but sometimes you don't start the pollarding process until the tree is mature. Then you top it and follow up with pollarding for ever after. I'll illustrate this with some photos of some splendid "candelabrum" linden trees at a nearby church, when I get a chance. Any american, seeing a...

I thought it went something like: "the beam that is in thy own eye" ? Different translation, maybe.