Popular Post AustinRacing Posted May 3 Popular Post Share Posted May 3 Have you noticed locals prune trees to the extreme with no leaves remaining. We had our village done, not a single leaf on any tree. My neighbor another example. She does it once in a while. Attached photo after a week, some green stuff coming out. Question is why bother having a tree if you go Kojak on them. 1 1 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted May 3 Popular Post Share Posted May 3 Trees here come back to their full beauty in no time, we have to do the same with ours, very different to back home..... 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted May 3 Popular Post Share Posted May 3 Yes I suspect they hate trees...in particular the leaf litter..I notice they tend to sweep up leafs but leave the dust,dirt,sand etc for extra motorcycle mayhem excitement. 4 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted May 3 Popular Post Share Posted May 3 Just now, johng said: Yes I suspect they hate trees...in particular the leaf litter..I notice they tend to sweep up leafs but leave the dust,dirt,sand etc for extra motorcycle mayhem excitement. I think that is a daft post.................. 1 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBChiangRai Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 We “pollard” our Eucalyptus trees every 2 years approx. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted May 3 Popular Post Share Posted May 3 15 minutes ago, transam said: I think that is a daft post.................. Well you are entitled to your opinion...I think it was a slightly tongue in cheek post revealing some truths. 2 1 1 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 16 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said: We “pollard” our Eucalyptus trees every 2 years approx. I can just imagine way back in Henry VIII's time, or before, the peasant tree pruners would say to each other... " Richard, let's 'pollard' that floocker".......And a new word was born.............😂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBChiangRai Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 8 minutes ago, transam said: I can just imagine way back in Henry VIII's time, or before, the peasant tree pruners would say to each other... " Richard, let's 'pollard' that floocker".......And a new word was born.............😂 pollox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 It's called "pollarding" and it is a common practice here in Thailand, especially with fruit trees like Lamyai. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 1 minute ago, JBChiangRai said: pollox That too............😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seajae Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 the tree pic in question is a plumeria/frangipani, looks to be an obtusa which are very common here and it has been totally butchered, pruning is needed but it should be done correctly not like this, this is absolutely pathetic. If you dont want new growth you prune back flush to a branch, if you want new growth you leave 6" or so from the branch, it is easy to do but most thais have no idea and dont care, pruning is done to shape a tree as well as control growth but people need to use their common sense which many thais lack, they do what ever is easiest for them and requires the least amount of work and refuse to even think about what they are doing as per usual with everything they do, what they did to this tree is disgusting but typical thai 2 1 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 (edited) Fig and Mullberry trees fruit better when you do this. They grow back very quickly and start flowering. I've done it 3 times to this mango tree. Last time was about 2 years ago. Edited May 4 by rwill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bobthegimp Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 19 hours ago, connda said: It's called "pollarding" and it is a common practice here in Thailand, especially with fruit trees like Lamyai. The trees in the picture aren't pollarded, they're butchered. Zoom in and look at the poor quality of the cuts. A problem with the tree on the right is that they left one leader higher than the rest. It will assert apical dominance over the rest of the tree and the growth won't be even. Pruning hard can stimulate "breaks" in plants with adventitious buds, resulting in increased "bushiness" and new branches. When done properly it is good practice for many plants. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jollyhangmon Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, Bobthegimp said: The trees in the picture aren't pollarded, they're butchered. Zoom in and look at the poor quality of the cuts. A problem with the tree on the right is that they left one leader higher than the rest. It will assert apical dominance over the rest of the tree and the growth won't be even. Pruning hard can stimulate "breaks" in plants with adventitious buds, resulting in increased "bushiness" and new branches. When done properly it is good practice for many plants. ... yep, the only non-butcher in the hood would be me cause I own a pruning saw amongst others. Everybody else seems to just be hacking away with their rather heavy truck-spring machetes ... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bobthegimp Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 1 minute ago, jollyhangmon said: ... yep, the only non-butcher in the hood would be me cause I own a pruning saw amongst others. Everybody else seems to just be hacking away with their rather heavy truck-spring machetes ... The journeyman who ran the practical side of my schooling called those people "hack n whacks". 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKC Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 For pruning, read hacking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NorthernRyland Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 They do this at my wife's work too. It's so ugly I'd be embarrassed for the company. Comes down to the workers are lazy and no one cares about having nice looking trees. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Anyway it is to control the size of the tree to keep them from becoming too big. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinRacing Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 I think it comes down to the laziness too. The more they remove the less frequent pruning. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 3 minutes ago, AustinRacing said: I think it comes down to the laziness too. The more they remove the less frequent pruning. You don't seem to have one good word for Thai folk, do you....? 🤔 Do you actually live here........? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brianthainess Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 Extreme Pruning, I like an extremely pruned bush. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinRacing Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 19 hours ago, transam said: You don't seem to have one good word for Thai folk, do you....? 🤔 Do you actually live here........? I do live in Thailand. I do like Thai people in general. Occasional ranting I suppose. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 On 5/3/2024 at 6:37 PM, johng said: Yes I suspect they hate trees...in particular the leaf litter..I notice they tend to sweep up leafs but leave the dust,dirt,sand etc for extra motorcycle mayhem excitement. Agree .... many Thai people seem to view trees as large weeds. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rampant Rabbit Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 On 5/3/2024 at 7:08 PM, connda said: It's called "pollarding" and it is a common practice here in Thailand, especially with fruit trees like Lamyai. the cuts are poor and not clean its more like butchery half the time, using a blunt saw or "something", if that fails then halfway thru theyll just snap it off. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickudon Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 My M-in-L is an extreme pruner, of the hack it faction. She has killed at least 3 trees and a dozen shrubs with her manic attacks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 I cringe when I see some of their "pruning" jobs. A machete or hatchet is not the right pruning tool. I've been pruning with my FELCO #2 shears for 46 years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/3/2024 at 6:28 PM, AustinRacing said: Have you noticed locals prune trees to the extreme with no leaves remaining. We had our village done, not a single leaf on any tree. My neighbor another example. She does it once in a while. Attached photo after a week, some green stuff coming out. Question is why bother having a tree if you go Kojak on them. They do this because they can. The leaves will come soon🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 My garden gets ruined at least once every 2 years as my b/f - without consulting me - has the family hackers destroy 3 or 4 beauties with crude slashing with a blunt instrument, leaving jagged wounds open to disease. And other trees and bushes get moved (because 'too big' or 'too close house') and shoved into a shallow hole with no manure & little water. Death follows in about 40% of cases. Even those that do survive - because I water them against instructions through the drought - will probably be killed off next time round. (Sigh) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowellandrew Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 The chainsaw massacre happened out side my mums bedroom widow, next door neighbor I have currently made £300,000 With my banksy portrait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/7/2024 at 9:28 AM, brianthainess said: Extreme Pruning, I like an extremely pruned bush. I get extreme pruning when im in the tub too long... 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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