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pollard
[ pol-erd ]
noun
- a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
- an animal, as a stag, ox, or sheep, having no horns.
verb (used with object)
- to convert into a pollard.
pollard
/ ˈpɒləd /
noun
- an animal, such as a sheep or deer, that has either shed its horns or antlers or has had them removed
- a tree that has had its top cut off to encourage the formation of a crown of branches
verb
- tr to convert into a pollard; poll
Other Words From
- un·pollard·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pollard1
Example Sentences
As with many of Banksy's works, the latest piece caused a debate and range of opinions, including from some conservation campaigners who say the tree was pruned back, or pollarded, too much.
It features green paint on a wall behind a cut-back, or pollarded, tree to look like foliage.
Willows are coppiced — cut regularly to within an inch or two of the base to flush fresh growth — or pollarded, with cuts made higher up on the trunk or branches.
I have always liked the formality of this garden, the gravel paths, the pollarded trees, the geometric patterns.
In my work as an arborist, I often visit wonderful woodlands — ancient forests of bristlecone pines, immense groves of redwoods, endless woods of quaking aspen or pollarded oaks.
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