Practical pollarding techniques

[southsoundtree]

This is my first attempt at a pollard. I started it in 2017. Pruned it for third time today (about every two years) Like @Mick Dempsey oaks i made initial pruning cuts above / close to branch unions, it feels safer that way. However after maintaining them I wish I was braver initially and made heading cuts, I feel like better knobs would have formed. I think they would have been more spherical and easier to maintain, there also would be a lot less of them. Knobs are forming well with very little decay! There are just way to many of them, it takes forever to prune!

Thanks for posting. It would be interesting to see them at the end of the regrowth cycle.

 

[Wrangler]

Thanks for posting. It would be interesting to see them at the end of the regrowth cycle.

I’ll take some pictures before I finish the last one… it’s only half done