Don't do this at home!!

A futile attempt at pruning an ornamental ‘Bradford Pear’ tree to keep it from blocking the name of the business. The tree was bought on a whim by somebody that wasn’t thinking about the tree's future size. The pitiful attempt to turn them into some kind of pollarded tree sure doesn’t seem to working. This tree has been pruned (hacked) this way for over 5 years. Don’t make this mistake! Sycamore/London Plane trees work much better and are the common tree for pollarding trees in Paris and other cities and countries.

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Error in Paris

Last year I traveled to Paris. In one of the oldest parks in Paris was one of the oldest Sycamore trees in the city. This sign shows that all that history and current science has got it wrong about root growth. They need to read my book Roots Demystified. If they read it, they would understand that all tree roots are at least 1/2 times wider than the canopy (dripline). In a sandy soil the roots can grow three to seven times wider than the dripline.

I think the last paragraph talks about the root system and nutrients, but I can not read French. Maybe someone reading this blog could translate it for me and others. (Click on the image to get a full screen view to make it easier to read.)

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