Pollarding Trees. Pollarding is a method of pruning that keeps trees and shrubs smaller than they would naturally grow. Today, pollarding trees is practiced worldwide for aesthetic and practical reasons, especially in join me in this pollard expedition as i ventured to several cities in my quest for pollarded trees or.
A neighbor suggesetd i try pollarding the seedlings when they get a few feet (less than a years growth).
Pollarding trees is a practice with traditional roots in europe. Pollarding is a term given to the process in which the main branch systems of trees are pruned heavily to short stubs. Here is a little info regarding pollarding trees. Traditionally, people pollarded trees for one of two reasons: