Hi, I posted this in r/gardeing, but someone suggested it would be a good idea to post it ihere
We have a large (as tall as a house) magnolia tree in our front garden. We got quotes for reducing it from two tree surgeons. One suggested doing it shortly after it finishes flowering the second time (end of August), the other said to wait to mid-winter and to pollard it (which I understand to be taking it back quite harshly).
I can't find much at all online about pollarding magnolias, but the timing does seem to go against most of what I have found. However, he is qualified and has very good reviews, so I'm not going to dismiss what he said.
Does anyone have any experience with taking back magnolias, or any thoughts on what sounds best?
Hey group,
I’m building my 6th compost pile (leaves and yard/garden “waste”) and was thinking how can I try to keep up this much compost for my garden and saw that a tree I had cut down last year next to the piles was turning into a bush (pollarding, growing lots of new bushy growth from the top of the stump) and so wasn’t another one I had cut a few weeks back. With all that new growth, I think I can have a nearly endless supply of greens for a while!
I'm trying to figure out fencing for a parcel of land. There's an existing canopy. One of the first things I want to do is put in fencing on the property's perimeter. I had one idea of how I was going to do it, up until I came across this image from this site.
I really like how not only does the fence create their own posts and posts in a sustainable way, but excess wisps could be harvested and used as a fuel for something like a rocket mass heater.
They used willow, but I'm wondering if there are any other tree ideas for Zone 8A.
In fact much of this website is worth a read for those who like this sort of thing.
https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/09/how-to-make-biomass-energy-sustainable-again.html
Bruh, I just hope I got marks on the biodiversity part of the question, as it is both done for light levels.
Hi there,
Wondering if anyone has success stories of pollarding a fiddle leaf to encourage branching?
Ours is a single trunk and looking to give it some more volume this year after last, which was a little touch and go, where it grew quite leggy without putting out much growth.
Now confident we're in a good place.
Where is the correct place to cut? Anyone have any success with just notching (not sure that's the correct term?).
Cheers for any advice!
Edit: image in comments and some more detail
Hey. So, my parents have a couple of Mulberry trees growing out in the yard. Everyone in the neighborhood has one or two and everyone pollards them because it's how the neighbors do it. I've taken a more active role in taking care of the house, and I don't really like how pollarding makes the trees look.
Is there another way to to go about pruining these trees? Can they be trained to grow normally again or are they set?
Though Zeke did look a lot better on Sunday against Washington, it’s clear he’s not 100%. Pollard will also be coming back from injury, so him splitting some carries with Clement wouldn’t kill me.
This is the perfect opportunity to get Zeke healthy, while trying to keep Pollard as healthy as possible. The Giants secondary is god awful, so this is a bounce back chance for Dak. The ball is in Kellen Moore’s court to keep the game unpredictable, as I would assume we would be able to stop Mike Glennon.
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Iowa State AD
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