FLANDERS, TALKING HEADS…
These Pollard Willows are in quite some discussion?
Never mind, my imagination is running wild again! LOL
Pollarding, a pruning system involving the removal of the upper branches of a tree, promotes a dense head of foliage and branches.
In ancient Rome, Propertius mentioned pollarding during the 1st century BCE.
The practice occurred commonly in Europe since medieval times, and takes place today in urban areas worldwide, primarily to maintain trees at a determined height.
Traditionally, people pollarded trees for one of two reasons: for fodder to feed livestock or for wood.
In Flanders it was also against the flooding of the flat lands, since they are very water-absorbant.
Fodder pollards produced "pollard hay" for livestock feed; they were pruned at intervals of two to six years so their leafy material would be most abundant.
We call them “knot-willows, because the head gets so gnarled.
Have a lovely day, M, (*_*)
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FLANDERS, TALKING HEADS…
These Pollard Willows are in quite some discussion?
Never mind, my imagination is running wild again! LOL
Pollarding, a pruning system involving the removal of the upper branches of a tree, promotes a dense head of foliage and branches.
In ancient Rome, Propertius mentioned pollarding during the 1st century BCE.
The practice occurred commonly in Europe since medieval times, and takes place today in urban areas worldwide, primarily to maintain trees at a determined height.
Traditionally, people pollarded trees for one of two reasons: for fodder to feed livestock or for wood.
In Flanders it was also against the flooding of the flat lands, since they are very water-absorbant.
Fodder pollards produced "pollard hay" for livestock feed; they were pruned at intervals of two to six years so their leafy material would be most abundant.
We call them “knot-willows, because the head gets so gnarled.
Have a lovely day, M, (*_*)
For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved