I’ve also seen it here in more recent years, particularly with European Lindens. A year or two after planting they chop the tops to make them bush out more. Usually only done once. Makes a multi-topped, rounder tree. A very common practice in Europe.
Stephen Smith
Urban Forest Associates Inc.
Urban Forestry and Ecological Restoration
www.ufora.ca
From: James Urban
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 7:28 AM
To: Canadian Urban Forest Network
Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Restricting Tree Height
I have seen this in Europe (italy particularly) as a common technique. While they my be doing it slightly better than American tree toppers it sure looked more like topping than pollarding to me.
Jim Urban
Urban Trees + Soils
410 263 4838
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On Jul 5, 2012, at 5:20 PM, McLeod, Geoff (IS - Parks) wrote:
Okay everyone, here’s one that I have never come across before. Our corporate media person had someone contact them to see if we in Saskatoon were going to be doing anything about restricting the height of trees in our city. They claim that some municipalities are already doing this. I have never heard of this. Has anyone out there heard of this? I’d really like to know and some of the history behind this.
Thank you.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”
Geoff McLeod
BSc, BSF, MSc
Superintendent
Urban Forestry and Pest Management City of Saskatoon
Parks Branch
Ph: 306.975.2537 Fax: 306.975.3034
Email: geoff.mcleod at saskatoon.ca
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I have seen this in Europe (italy particularly) as a common technique. While they my be doing it slightly better than American tree toppers it sure looked more like topping than pollarding to me.
Jim Urban
Urban Trees + Soils
410 263 4838
On Jul 5, 2012, at 5:20 PM, McLeod, Geoff (IS - Parks) wrote:
> Okay everyone, here’s one that I have never come across before. Our corporate media person had someone contact them to see if we in Saskatoon were going to be doing anything about restricting the height of trees in our city. They claim that some municipalities are already doing this. I have never heard of this. Has anyone out there heard of this? I’d really like to know and some of the history behind this.
>
> Thank you.
>
> “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”
>
> Geoff McLeod
> BSc, BSF, MSc
> Superintendent
> Urban Forestry and Pest Management
> City of Saskatoon
> Parks Branch
> Ph: 306.975.2537 Fax: 306.975.3034
> Email: geoff.mcleod at saskatoon.ca
>
>
>
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