Coppicing may seem, on paper, a somewhat brutal pruning technique as trees or shrubs are cut back to the ground. However, it ...

The same trees respond to pollarding, which is a taller version of coppicing with growth cut back to a short trunk. Eucalyptus and lime are often pollarded every two to three years to maintain a ...

While the pollarding in Estelle Road happens every year and is not a new issue for residents they say the brutal pruning is ...

"I couldn't believe it when I saw what they had done to the trees. I am no expert but it is horrendous. That will take many, many years to grow back." ...