A Healthy Conifer Has Been Cut Back, Basically Leaving A 10ft Trunk

A neighbour says the trunk will now rot and is not safe, so I must remove it. Will the trunk rot or is it ok to leave just like other pollarded trees. Best Regards.

1 Comment (Open | Close)

1 Comment To "A Healthy Conifer Has Been Cut Back, Basically Leaving A 10ft Trunk"

#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 01/12/2023 @ 2:53 am

Conifers are not good candidates for pollarding. Your tree was topped, which is different. If no branches or foliage is left on the tree, it probably will not regrow. You can leave it for awhile, it will take some time to degrade.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/what-is-pollarding.htm ^[1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/pruning-coniferous-trees.htm ^[2]

Article printed from Gardening Know How Questions & Answers: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com

URL to article: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com/a-healthy-conifer-has-been-cut-back-basically-leaving-a-10ft-trunk/

URLs in this post:

[1] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/what-is-pollarding.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/what-is-pollarding.htm

[2] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/pruning-coniferous-trees.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/pruning-coniferous-trees.htm

Have any questions about this topic? Visit us at https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com to ask your questions and get friendly answers from gardening experts.

You can also find us at:
'Like' us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gardeningknowhow
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gardenknowhow - @gardenknowhow
Follow us on Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/gardenknowhow/