Q: I've got two trees in my yard that were pruned years ago – before I bought – by someone who had no idea what they were doing. The result is large branches that look like "clubs." All new growth ...

It's common to see leaves change color before falling away as autumn turns to winter in temperate regions, but if you find barren trees with branches chopped all the way to the trunk, this is likely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pollarded willow tree - Thierry Hebbelinck/Getty Images Trees undoubtedly go through a number of changes, some of which are ...

On a recent trip to southern France I was fascinated by what some people might term "tree abuse." The French love to turn certain trees into sculpted forms by removing all new growth each year -- or ...

Residents have hit out at the "savage" cutting back of trees in a process known as pollarding. Lime trees lining the conservation area of Main Street in Cockermouth had their upper branches removed by ...

Have you ever heard of pollarding? It’s a specialty tree pruning technique that is commonly used in England. It produces some interesting forms and colors for your garden. And it can be easy! Even if ...

I saw a group of trees that have been topped at the Garden, but I thought that topping trees was bad for them. — Angela Groskopf, Park Ridge You may be referring to the group of sycamore trees planted ...

Over the winter Dublin City Council (DCC) is going to trial a more intensive pruning regime, known as pollarding, for around 250 trees throughout the capital. Pollarding is a method of pruning that ...