Pollarding is a pruning technique that can be used to keep the height of trees or shrubs controlled. Most regularly seen on trees, it produces a cluster of branches that grow from stumps set at desired heights that are cut back annually to keep the overall growth restricted.
It is a technique that can offer benefits in terms of both restricting the size and also encouraging the growth of really productive or decorative stems. Pollarding should be started when a tree is young, rather than attempting the technique on old, mature specimens.
