I don't know about trees these days. Here I am, minding my own business. I look up and what do I see?
A tree giving me a finger!!!
What did I do?
I have been nice to you, tree!!!
Don't be so rude!!!!!
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Well, in a sense, if someone would cut me like that, I might give them the finger too!!
This is a pruning method called pollarding which is widely used in France for their street trees.
From the cut, a whole lot of new sprouts will come up and create a new canopy in the summer. If you keep harvesting the new shoots, they are used for animal feed. Or let them grow a couple of years and you have a new supply of firewood.
This tree is in the chicken area. right now, being cut, it allows a lot of sunlight into their space. By summer, when it gets hot again, the new branches will give them plenty of shade.
One thing the chickens all told me - they don't like the noise of a chainsaw in their house. They were quite clear about that!!
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