February is the month to prune evergreen and deciduous trees. General rules to follow are to prune dead and diseased wood first followed by removal of other wood to shape or thin as necessary. Always ...

A plant that's cut back close to ground level and results in the production of young, vigorous stems has been subject to a process called coppicing. If that process takes place further up the trunk, ...

Much has been written about crape murder and the practice of “topping” trees. Unfortunately, at this time of year, the work of tree hackers, both professional and layman, is evident just about ...

Willow trees in south Cambridgeshire, which provide homes for wildlife and food for insects, are being looked after thanks to £1,500 in grants. The money has paid for pollarding 40 willow trees along ...

One afternoon in the not too distant future I’m going to get out front and pollard my golden privets. It’s a good thing I garden with clothes on, pollarding can be painful. Pollarding started out in ...

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LAST week's high winds saw the end of many fine trees. Damage on the nature reserves was relatively minor but one species of tree which suffered more than most was the crack willow. The land around ...

The leaves are gone, and we now have a chance to appreciate the stunning shape of bare trees silhouetted against the sky. I particularly like the willow pollards that skirt our riverbanks and mark the ...