pollard

2 definitions • 4 examples

to cut the tops of trees back so that the tree then grows a small mass of branches close together:

We have improved street lighting and pollarded the trees.

I hate the pollarded trees in London.

a tree cut back at the top so that the tree then grows a small mass of branches close together:

Young trees have grown up between the pollards, competing for light, water and nutrients.

If kept as pollards, the willows will cause no damage to buildings.