Pollarding

Tree Pollarding Leicestershire-

Traditional Pollarded tree

A traditional Pollarded tree is pruned in a manner so that the regrowth cannot be reached by livestock to eat the new growth.  This is a problem often encountered when coppicing trees.  If using the foliage for livestock then the branches could be cut and dropped to allow access by livestock.

High Pollarding

A pruning regime often used for Council Trees alongside roads.  The reason is to create a controlled size canopy at or above the first floor windows without impacting on light to the ground.

Canopy Pollarding

Creation of multiple Pollard heads in a flat plane to develop a thick canopy which gives good screening from the sun.  Often used in France in market squares to keep the heat down during the summer.

Top Pollarding

This is a hybrid type operation where the lower branches are retained for screening whereas the top of the tree is pollarded.  Long term the tree would be developed into a full pollard but this operation offers an interim alternative.

Single Head Pollards

Pollarding to a single Pollard head, which reduces the amount of regeneration.

Multi-head Pollards

A pollard with a multiple heads, which leads to more points for the tree to reshoot from.

Re-pollarding

The tree surgery operation of pruning back regeneration following a previous pollarding operation.

All the newer growth will be removed unless otherwise stated.