Heavily pruned trees

[bkkboy]

Between Pamplona and Los Arcos we have seen many heavily pruned trees. About 2 to 4 m high. Often in populated public spaces. Any suggestions what they are?

 

[Bradypus]

Could be a number of species. Most often plane trees. In English the vigorous pruning technique which results in the club-like appearance of branches is called pollarding. No idea what the term is in euskara or castellano!

 

[bkkboy]

A 2015 post I just found it was a plane or sycamore tree. Sycamore is of the plane family.

 

[good_old_shoes]

Probably plane trees I think (if google translate is doing its job correctly - "Platane" in german).

They get very big leaves. The way they're pruned, they're like a living roof or umbrella in summer, giving lots of shade.

 

[VNwalking]

Plane trees.
They're trained and grafted together in plazas to give shade in the heat of summer.

 

[joramos]

In some places, gardeners/farmers prune (to just big stalks/branches) plants heavily for healthier growth (leaves, flowers, fruits, etc) for the upcoming season..

 

[OzAnnie]

Between Pamplona and Los Arcos we have seen many heavily pruned trees. About 2 to 4 m high. Often in populated public spaces. Any suggestions what they are?

You’re seeing a method of pruning called ‘pollarding’

There was a thread about this some years ago. Just do a search for pollarding.

Some of the places you walk through on camino have plazas with many trees pollarded - to allow sunlight in winter and give good shade in summer once the regrowth has happened. I got my first glimpse many years back visiting Burgos in May.

 

[Rebekah Scott]

In Spanish they're called "chopos."

 

[William Garza]

Here they call it Topping a live oak to get a certain shape and look..which properly done does make them look good..but in the wrong hands it is a crime against nature..poor sods..nary a limb to sprout leaves from