It’s size and location made it an ideal tree to pollard. Pollarding is a method of severely pruning certain kinds of trees in order to change the natural shape into something more decorative.

The exceptions to the 'deciduous tree' rule are maple, horse chestnut, birch, walnut and cherry trees ... for the long-term health of your tree. Pollarding and coppicing are traditional techniques ...

Have you ever heard of pollarding? It’s a specialty tree pruning technique that is commonly used in England. It produces some interesting forms and colors for your garden. And it can be easy!

Q. We have nine mulberry trees that were pollarded in the past. Because pollarding causes many long branched to develop, I am wondering what the best pruning practice would be for maintaining ...

Even though I am sure I have seen these all my life, I don’t remember ever noticing the actual seeds of birch trees until relatively recently. This is one of those things that is so easy to ...