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[+] 22 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)
  • [–] 39 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I'm not an arborist and we don't have those type of tree where I live, but I have worked in landscaping before. My understanding any substantial trimming like that I've done in the past should never be done in the hottest part of the year because the tree will have trouble retaining water.

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  • [–] 23 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    That's the main thing. Pollard your trees when they're in winter dormancy, not mid summer while they're actually using leaves to respirate

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    This looks more like tipping than pollarding to me. If it’s supposed to be pollarding whoever’s doing it is shit at it. Tipping is harmful to trees, and based on the photos of the tree prior to it being cut it looks like it may have been tipped once in the year already (likely why they weren’t issued a permit by the city and cut it illegally).

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago*

    bad for carbon sequestration,

    The trim is negligible when you are talking about carbon sequestration in the scheme of things too. I'm not sure how the other points stand up either - but the timing would suggest it is an insult to the labour.

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