Pollarding: Historical signs in the landscape

“Pollarding” is a traditional tree/forest management technique where branches of a tree are removed a few meters above the ground, leaving only the main trunk and a few lower branches. The technique was widespread in areas where challenging topography and growth conditions made it difficult to obtain enough animal feed, like in Western Norway, which served as the basis for the case study in this video. The leaves and branches provided valuable additional fodder for the animals, as well as wood for tools, poles and firewood for the farm.
Read more about pollarding here: link.springer.com/article/10....
Credits:
Manuscript: Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Pamadillo
Animation: Pamadillo - www.pamadillo.com/
Intro/ending music: Gregor Quendel www.gregorquendel.com/
Middle music: Andreas Raad / @baltimus9000
Project: ROTATE: Application of traditional knowledge to halt biodiversity loss in woodlands
Funding: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic and Norway Grants 2014-2021
Contact: NIBIO researcher Fride Høistad Schei, [e-mail]
References:
1. - (0:05) Painting: Nikolai Astrup, Martzmorgen nikolai-astrup.no/en/artwork/...
2. - (1:08) Historic photograph: Farmers on pollard digitaltmuseum.no/01101288481...
3. - (1:10 ) Historic photograph: Farmers on pollard 2 digitaltmuseum.no/01101282681...
4. - (0:25) Cutout: Farmer 1 pin.it/5J2qQa15e
5. - (0:25) Cutout: Farmer 2 digitaltmuseum.no/01101428388...
6. - (1:50) Cutout: Researcher / 528328600030095626

[@SylvieMollet]

It’s very interesting to realise how a traditional activity has a positive impacts on the ecosystem. The film is very well done and explains that very clearly.

[@gamingwithlacks]

Most people only mention pllarding and coppicing when talking about "getting straight wood for wattle and daub" and don't ever mention the other benefits of coppicing and pollarding. Good videos!

[@alinemollet341]

Bravo pour ce film sur le Pollarding ! Tout au service de l’objectif pédagogique et d’information qu’il soutient avec efficacité, ce documentaire est très réussi. D’un style discret au dessin délicat et sobre, cette animation portée par une belle et harmonieuse cadence sautillante, développe son propos avec inventivité et fantaisie.

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Well said

[@jannetteberends8730]

Around my neighborhood is a park that used to be farmland. There are lot of willows that are pollarded. Volunteers maintain them. I never looked how they are shaped. now i will.

[@jfu5222]

Thank you from a first time viewer and new subscriber! I have been interested in pollarding and coppicing for some time, still, I found things new and interesting in your video.

[@p.laetitia4386]

Great job and beautiful film!

[@denisbratic1920]

I još jedan benefit:u sredini gdje je stablo šuplje,skuplja se lišće koje trune i daje najbolji mogući kompost za sadnju cvijeća.Ako je stablo vrba.

[@Baltimus9000]

Bravo! Very nice and informative film! 🎉 Beautifully illustrated ❤

[@johncremeans969]

You are missing you are missing the most significant fact about Pollarding. The height at which the original tree is cut off is the height at which herbivores cannot eat the fresh buds in countries like France this is the way to grow firewood and fodder out of the reach of hungry cows sheep goats. Then go features this unique landscape all the time

[@Cezisnikers]

well done fellow europeans

[@cindyhollings2079]

What a beautiful video, thankyou and well done

[@lauralake7430]

This is still common in my Northern Californian Neighborhoods. No idea how it got started here, the neighboorhood is from the 1950s!

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Oh neat! I never would have guessed that it was popular there too

[@LadyMiner100]

While visiting Uzbekistan I noticed many pollarded mulberry trees. Fodder and firewood, along with silkworms were what I saw the wood used for.

[@marcellocardamone7782]

Wow! It's really interesting!! I'm curious to know what species of trees were used ❤️ thanks everyone

[@denisbratic1920]

U mojem kraju je to bila vrba.Danas gotovo pa da ih nema. Ja njegujem jednu u dvorištu,za ukras,a nisam znao da je to toliko korisno.

[@user-nk8ww9ce9k]

Genius

[@BryanKirch]

This girl has to work for NPR

[@anemone104]

Nice. Short and succinct. Here in the UK we have a similar tradition for similar reasons that has similar cultural and biodiversity value and which has undergone a similar decline. Unfortunately we don't have a similar effort to restore and maintain these old trees. Not wishing to intrude, but this vid shows some of the issues..... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn_Ph6hum5yWmJY To the authors: boot this comment off once you have had a look maybe?

[@AmyFerguson]

Like “crepe murder”?

[@nobodysanything2330]

🇳🇴

[@environmentaldataexchange3906]

Could you hide a body in one of these trees?

[@scottcates]

How big are you?

[@andreasmelve3135]

😂

[@environmentaldataexchange3906]

@@scottcates How big are those trees? ...no relative scale provided...

[@Emiliapocalypse]

“Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?”

[@environmentaldataexchange3906]

@@Emiliapocalypse See? Ask a stupid question and learn some history. Cool stuff.

[@EmilNicolaiePerhinschi]

Strangely how governments banned (and yes, pollarding and coppicing had been banned in large parts of Europe in order to get more long straight wood for shipping and construction) practices which were both economical and diversity-friendly :) ... then you have the totally insane greenies preventing tree maintenance :)

[@Baltimus9000]

Wow really? Coppicing was banned?😮

[@EmilNicolaiePerhinschi]

@@Baltimus9000 in France at least it pursued vigurously, they believed the towns who did it were "destroying the forest" because the central government wanted wood for ships

[@psjasker]

I got pollarded by a Norwegian once - wasn’t fun!

[@user-wk4ee4bf8g]

It's weird, I understand the benefits of coppicing and pollarding, but there is still something horrifying about. These beings are trapped in place and have their fresh parts cut off every year. Just as they are trying to regenerate from the last wave of destruction, another one comes, over and over, for decade after decade.

[@LDFHollister]

I hear you, but the tree species used thrive on the practice.

[@user-wk4ee4bf8g]

@@LDFHollister That is measured entirely by us, beings external to the lived experience of the trees. It might be the most horrifying existence possible.

[@andreasmelve3135]

I sometimes think the same thing for cutting flowers etc too. But I guess measuring this on a "human" scale might not be transferable to how a tree "feels"😝 Seeing as we DON'T regrow our limbs the "ethical" comparison might not be fitting.

[@TheEurostar]

I guess we can compare it to trimming our hairs…

[@user-wk4ee4bf8g]

@@TheEurostar Hair is dead when it exits the skin

[@sertalis]

What’s with the cartoons

[@johncarr2333]

Not a single picture of a real tree... What is that called? Crap.