Couldn't talk her out of it

[Rftreeman]

In the interest of tree preservation it's usually best if large cuts at the truck are kept to a minimun. Large wounds in the main bole can cause serious future problems.

then again, I'd talk her in to getting rid of the whole tree because leaving half a limb that will develop a bunch of sprouts will just be plain ugly.........

 

[pdqdl]

I do have some photos but they are in books. The trees that keep coming to mind , went to a continuing education class at Wake Forrest university and remember seeing them there or very close maybe Reynolda house or something like that. They do this a lot in Europe also. It seems a pretty good way compared to topping to maintain a trees size.

Like I said, I've never seen a pollarded tree except in pics. My understanding is that it is about the same as topping, except that you keep doing it every year.

I guess if you add a little artistry to the foundation shape, you would end up with a neat looking tree.

 

[ropensaddle]

Over time the sprouts can selected that do not grow so much over the house.

If you look closely at the tree it looks like it was topped once and it doesn't look like it ended up as a 'bunch of sprouts'.

That limb when reduced can easily be managed over the years to have a pleasant form and be structurally sound.

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