adjective
- describing a tree that has been cut back to its trunk or main branches to encourage new growth
Usage: forestry; horticulture
Examples
- The pollarded willows along the riverbank sprouted new shoots each spring.
- Ancient pollarded oak trees dotted the countryside.
- The city maintained pollarded street trees to keep them at a manageable size.
- Pollarded trees often develop distinctive thick trunks over time.
- The farmer kept his pollarded ash trees for regular harvests of young wood.
- Pollarded lime trees lined the formal garden pathway.