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As with many of Banksy's works, the latest piece caused a debate and range of opinions, including from some conservation campaigners who say the tree was pruned back, or pollarded, too much.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024

Willows are coppiced — cut regularly to within an inch or two of the base to flush fresh growth — or pollarded, with cuts made higher up on the trunk or branches.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

The trees are pollarded, the shutters are largely drawn, the police tend toward Inspector Clouseau look-alikes.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021

In a pollarded tree, all the sprouts of the previous year are removed to their base each winter.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2015

By Rennes, the sun has dropped low over the horizon, and the smell of warm manure comes through the open windows, and lines of pollarded trees whisk past.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr