Tree Pollarding Tree Surgeons Covering Stockport

Looking for tree surgeons covering Stockport for tree pollarding services. Fortunately, Myers Tree Care has experience in both the public and private sectors, performing to industry-leading levels.

What is a tree pollarding?

Tree pollarding in Manchester, CheshireTree Pollarding is the technique to cut back the canopy branches back to the trunk, known as the lollipop look.

In most cases, our tree surgeons based in Stockport, perform this technique on non-mature trees., but repeated annually until the tree is mature. You can usually see us do this at the end of winter or early spring.

Some species, like maple trees, are pollarded other times of the year due to the syrupy mess it produces in spring.

It’s always best to seek professional advice from our tree surgeons in these matters.

What are the uses of tree pollarding?

Tree pollarding used to be a farmers tradition to provide fuel for burning, wood for livestock or make useful objects. It’s a much more efficient way of using a natural resource than just cut down the tree.

However, today it is a way to promote the health of a young tree. Here are some reasons you may see our tree surgeon’s pollarding a tree:

  • Keeps a tree from overgrowing within its footprint;
  • Allows a tree to be compact in a built-up city or town;

Some of the above reasons can be solved by using crown reduction.

What are the methods of tree pollarding?

Not all trees are suitable for tree pollarding. There are very few conifer trees, apart from the yew, that can be pruned with this technique.

Other trees that may be used for pollarding include:

  • Willow
  • Beech
  • Oak
  • Hornbeam
  • Lime
  • Chestnut
  • Ash
  • Maple
  • Sycamore

Pollarding a tree must be kept up. The purpose of tree pollarding will depend on the frequency. For example, for aesthetics pollard every two years. For a sustainable supply of wood, prune every five years.

Failing to maintain the tree will result in a risk of heavy branches, overcrowding and disease.

For the reason above, an experienced tree surgeon should be hired to undertake this task.

Why should I use Myers Tree Care for arborist services in Cheshire

Trees of Cheshire are regularly pollarded by Myers Tree Care’s amazing tree surgeons. As always, we maintain our standards as tree care service leaders in every job. This involves:

  • protecting a tree’s future health;
  • ensuring the public away from any danger;
  • keeping the property of the surrounding area as protected from debris.

Consequently, Myers Tree Care is the first and obvious choice for tree pollarding services in Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire.