Undertake pollard tree pruning while the tree is dormant, during the winter or early spring, January through March in most places. Always choose young trees for pollarding, since they regrow faster and better than older trees. They are also less susceptible to disease.

Is pollarding bad for trees?

Pollarding lets you remove the tree's central leader and its lateral branches. ... Young trees are less prone to disease and they regrow faster than the older ones. As for many, pollarding is a bad practice. And to shun this notion, the bad practice for trimming trees refers to topping, not pollarding.

What is the purpose of pollarding for getting?

pollarding, cutting of top tree branches back to the trunk, leaving club-headed stems that grow a thick head of new branches. The purpose in some areas is to limit the area of top growth or to create an annual harvest of boughs for basket weaving, securing thatch, and the like.