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Re: [OM] OT Pollarding (was: PTGui vs PhotoShop photomerge)

Subject: Re: [OM] OT Pollarding (was: PTGui vs PhotoShop photomerge)
From: "Wiliam Wagenaar" <wiliam@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:04:55 +0100
Jan Steinman Wrote:

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> > From: Frank van Lindert <Frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Size control is the main issue.... The trees, when properly
> > pollarded every three to five years, can easily live for over a  
> > hundred years. When the pollarding is stopped they will fall over  
> > after 15 to 20 years because of wind and storm...
> 
> 
> Yea, I was going to mention age, but as a side-effect: pollarding  
> certain species also results in a trunk that is suitable for high- 
> quality, straight-grained wood in a species that would otherwise  
> produce spindly, thin trunks.
> 
> Certain desirable hardwoods (laurel comes to mind) don't 
> build much of  
> a trunk unless they are aggressively pruned.
<SNIP>
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One thing Frank has not mentioned is that these trees are traditionally
used as base material for the "typical Dutch" (well for tourists and
gardeners that is) wooden shoes. Light, hard, warm! and watertight. 

Wiliam

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