noun
- the practice of cutting back the upper branches of a tree to encourage new growth and maintain a desired size or shape
Usage: forestry; horticulture
Examples
- The city uses pollarding to keep street trees at a manageable height.
- Regular pollarding helps willow trees produce flexible branches for basket weaving.
- The ancient practice of pollarding has been used for centuries to harvest wood sustainably.
- After pollarding, the oak tree developed a distinctive thick trunk with multiple new shoots.
- The park maintenance crew scheduled pollarding for the plane trees every three years.
- Pollarding differs from coppicing in that it cuts branches rather than the entire trunk.