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TAILLER TETARDS [1 record]

Record 1 1986-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

to make a pollard of.

OBS

pollarding: Cutting back, in more or less systematic fashion, the crown of a tree, with the object of producing a close head of shoots (a pollard beyond the reach of browsing animals, either for commercial purposes, e.g. fuel, withes for Willow and Poplar basket-work, or for amenity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Les saules et les ormes sont traités en têtard pour leurs pousses, les mûriers pour leurs feuilles, les noyers pour obtenir des greffons.

OBS

têtard : Arbre étêté à une certaine hauteur. (...) Les brins qui se développent sur la section se trouvent à l'abri de la dent du bétail, et sont exploités périodiquement.

Spanish

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