"Sacha Hubbard" spouted in message
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Since gardening is about taming nature, there is nothing wrong with
cutting
it down. However, a Birch *is* a fantastic tree and responds well to
pollarding.
Chop it in the dead of winter at about 10 foot and remove all lower
branches.
It will produce a nice bushy topped tree in a couple of years. Enough
time
to get rid of that dreadful caravan!

--
Mike W



SOME gardens may be about taming nature but for many people - most
urglers, I would venture - it's about working WITH nature.

Working with / taming: a part of a continum which everyone occupies a
different part of.

Clean the
thing more often or cover it up is the obvious solution. Better still, do
not move to an area with trees or birds in it.

Mars?

It's like people who live in
towns and dream of moving to the countryside. When they do, they complain
that the farms smell of cows or pigs and that the lane is covered in pats
or
that there's no street-lighting. Bah!

I agree with you there.

IMO, pollarded trees are an abortion when done for urban convenience.
Rant over!


IMO pollarding is essential in any managed environment for the health of the
tree and the species that make use of it.

--
Mike W