Pollard Willow

We have lots of them in the Netherlands. Every few years all the branches are cut away and the tree starts over again.

[Lou Ann]

It is a lovely tree. Interesting about the severe pruning.

[Jacqueline]

@louannwarren Thanks Lou Ann, that is the way how it gets its shape.

[Diana]

Great shot of this lovely tree and it's pruned branches.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

so many branches there!

[Peter H]

It's interesting. In the UK I feel in urban centres we've lost that knowledge of tree management amongst the local authority people who are supposed to know. Anyway, a nice shot.

[Shanne]

I guess for basket making? We have pollarded hornbeams and hazel locally - makes for interesting looking trees

[Jacqueline]

@shannejw Yes they are used for baskets and garden screens. Thanks for your comment.

[Jacqueline]

@peadar Here we have mostly volonteers that do the pruning, It’s otherwise to expensive, shame really a lot of knowledge is lost.

[Jacqueline]

@koalagardens @ludwigsdiana Thank you both!

[Nina Ganci]

great composition Jacqueline, everything is so green

[Jacqueline]

@ninaganci Thank you, it is green isn’t it..........still only half may, it gets dryer here too

[Pyrrhula]

Moet iedere drie, vier jaar. Anders worden de takken te zwaar en breken ze af.

[Jacqueline]

@pyrrhula Ik vind ze altijd prachtig met en zonder takken!