Pollarded trees require regular maintenance, on average every 7 years, to prevent overly long shoots from causing branches to tear off or the tree to split. The ideal period for this pruning work is during the winter months, between November and March, when the sap flow stops and the trees have lost their leaves.
Through Goed Geknot, owners of pollarded trees, hedgerows, and coppices are connected with volunteer pruners. These wood-seekers perform the tree maintenance for free and take the pruned wood home as firewood.
The Regionaal Landschap Houtland & Polders (Regional Landscape Houtland & Polders) annually trains new volunteers in the art of safe pollarding. After the training, interested individuals can register on goedgeknot.be and sign up for pruning locations in their vicinity.
Owners with pollarded trees in a landscape context, not in gardens, can offer their trees through the platform. This ensures that owners receive help, pruners take home firewood, and the trees remain in optimal condition thanks to the efforts of the volunteers.
Practical Information
Trees in a landscape context, such as in meadows or along streams (not gardens), can be registered. Owners are asked to take photos, register at www.goedgeknot.be/ik-heb-knotbomen, add the exact location, and have their trees maintained for free. The Regional Landscape will connect them with a pruning team.
Trees in a landscape context, such as in meadows or along streams (not gardens), can be registered. Owners are asked to take photos, register at www.goedgeknot.be/ik-heb-knotbomen, add the exact location, and have their trees maintained for free. The Regional Landscape will connect them with a pruning team.
Those interested in becoming a pruner can register via www.goedgeknot.be/ik-wil-knotten.
