But Pollard, in research with adviser Jillian Goldfarb, proposes a different, more useful application for the cherry pits: something called a biochar. Exposing the pits to very high heat in a kiln ...

And this week, a reader asked about the practice of “pollarding” and how this differs from topping. “Topping” is the removal of a terminal shoot back to a point where there is no lateral ...

Contrast the ugly disfiguration of a topped tree with that of another, but purposeful, form of extreme pruning that is actually an art form: pollarding. Pollarding (poh-LARD-ing) is a pruning ...

Have you ever heard of pollarding? It’s a specialty tree pruning technique that is commonly used in England. It produces some interesting forms and colors for your garden. And it can be easy!

“This is very harsh pollarding. A cherry tree should not be treated like this… it’s a horror show,” she said. “Savage pruning is basically chopping at a tree’s lifeblood, this tree should be ...