Editing Pollarding (section)

==Species==
[[File:A pollard oak marking part of the ancient parish boundary of Wash Common, part of Newbury, and Sandleford.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Oak pollard marking part of the ancient parish boundary of [[Wash Common]], part of Newbury, and [[Sandleford]], UK]]
As with coppicing, only species with vigorous [[epicormic shoot|epicormic]] growth may be pollarded. In these species (which include many broadleaved trees but few conifers), removal of the main apical stems releases the growth of many dormant buds under the bark on the lower part of the tree. Trees without this growth will die without their leaves and branches. Some smaller tree species do not readily form pollards, because cutting the main stem stimulates growth from the base, effectively forming a coppice stool instead. Examples of trees that do well as pollards include broadleaves such as [[beech]]es (''Fagus''), [[oak]]s (''Quercus''), [[maple]]s (''Acer''), black locust or false acacia (''[[Robinia pseudoacacia]]''), [[hornbeam]]s (''Carpinus''), lindens and limes (''[[Tilia]]''), planes (''[[Platanus]]''), horse chestnuts (''[[Aesculus]]''), mulberries (''[[Morus (plant)|Morus]]''), Eastern redbud (''[[Cercis canadensis]]''), tree of heaven (''[[Ailanthus altissima]]''), [[willow]]s (''Salix''), and a few conifers, such as [[Taxus|yew]]s (''Taxus'').<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pollarding |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=156 |website=Royal Horticultural Society}}</ref>

Pollarding is also used in [[urban forestry]] in certain areas for reasons such as tree size management, safety, and health concerns. It removes rotting or diseased branches to support the overall health of the tree and removes living and dead branches that could harm property and people, as well as increasing the amount of foliage in spring for aesthetic, shade and air quality reasons. Some trees may be rejuvenated by pollarding{{Snd}}for example, Bradford pear (''[[Pyrus calleryana]]'' 'Bradford'), a flowering species that becomes brittle and top-heavy when older.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Oaks, when very old, can form new trunks from the growth of pollard branches; that is, surviving branches which have split away from the main branch naturally.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

In Japan, ''[[Daisugi]]'' is practiced on ''[[Cryptomeria]]''.{{cn|date=September 2024}} The technique is used in Africa for [[Moringa oleifera|moringa]] trees to bring the nutritious leaves into easier reach for harvesting.