What is pollarding? - In a nutshell, pollarding is dramatically cutting back the major limbs of a tree.
Pollarding Tree - Step 1
For a nicely pollarded tree, leave 3-6 main branches extending equally from the tree's center. Mark your main cuts with chalk at a point with nascent buds.
Pollarding is not used much in Australian gardens, and for good reason. It's used more for park and street trees but there is a risk of poor branch attachment and weaknesses.
Pollarding: A forestry technique - all the main branches of a tree are cut back to the trunk at around 6ft above the ground. Also see coppicing.
Pollen: The male 'dust' produced by a flower on the anther to fertilise other flowers.
pollarding
A pruning technique for fast growing trees where trees have had all branches removed and have been cut back to the trunk in order to produce dense, new growth.
Pollarding and coppicing are traditional techniques that are used for timber production, but they're also useful when pruning ornamentals grown for decorative bark or leaves. It can also be used for keeping trees trimmed to a fixed height.
 See also: Pollard, Plant, Pruning, Branch, Trunk
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