pollarding

Meanings

• Noun

  The practice of cutting back the branches of a tree or shrub to a low height, typically for easy maintenance or to encourage new growth.

  - "The elm tree in the park was pollarded to keep its size manageable."
  - "Pollarding is often used to control the growth of hedgerows."

• Verb

  To prune a tree or shrub by cutting back the branches to a low height.

  - "The orchard owner decided to pollard the apple trees this year."
  - "The arborist recommended pollarding the oak tree to encourage new growth."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pollarding
parading , grading , shading , cading , fading

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Variants

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pollard , pollarded , pollarding , pollards

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Etymology

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The origin of the term 'pollarding' is believed to come from the Old French word 'polir', which means 'to make smooth'. This refers to the practice of smoothing out the tree trunk after cutting back the branches.

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Trivia

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1. Pollarding was once used as a method of tax collection in Europe, with taxes being based on the number of pollards in a community.

2. Some trees, such as willows and poplars, are particularly well-suited to pollarding and can be pollarded multiple times in their lifetime.

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Related Concepts

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1. Coppicing: A similar practice to pollarding, where trees or shrubs are cut back to ground level to encourage new growth. Coppicing is often used for commercial wood production.

2. Topiary: The art of shaping plants and trees into ornamental designs. Pollarding is sometimes used as a technique in topiary to control the growth of the plant.

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Culture

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Pollarding has been practiced for centuries, particularly in Europe, for various reasons such as to control the size of trees, to encourage new growth, and to provide fodder for livestock. Pollarding has also been used in literature and art, such as in the poem 'The Pollard Willow' by Robert Browning.

How to Memorize "pollarding"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tree with its branches cut back to a low height, leaving a smooth trunk. Visualize the process of pruning the branches and smoothing out the trunk.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'pollarding' with the image of a tree or shrub with short branches and a smooth trunk. Remember the practice of cutting back branches to encourage new growth.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Pollarding: Pruning Older Limbs And Daring To Grow New' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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