Sunday, October 11, 2020

Pollarding to harvest the Willows for Shiitake

 ​ @EmLill Things  Hey thanks! I had never heard of Pollarding before and I had been hesitant about cutting down this one Willow that had quite a big trunk. I didn't want just a big hole in that space. So Pollarding is an excellent idea. Yes I get the Shiitake as sawdust spawn which is the spores and mycelium ready to grow into logs. https://www.fieldforest.net/ So this is where I buy from - they trained as professional mycologists out of UW-Madison where I also did an undergraduate degree. They don't recommend willow but I discovered this farmer in India that could ONLY use willow as his local viable Shiitake growing medium. So the only thing is that unlike the ideal of Oak, with Willow you don't get as many harvests since it's softer wood. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoguQPyCaus&lc=UgwtyjdKM1NF2vwlE5B4AaABAg.9EdbDkISv0c9EfWhRJLDFJ&feature=em-comments 


 

 https://www.thespruce.com/pollarding-trees-what-it-means-2131100

 

  • Avoid pruning Acer species in spring when they are prone to bleeding sap. Summer can be a suitable time to pollard. However, the new growth may be poor as a result of the scorch, drought or heavy shade cast by neighbouring trees
  • The least favourable time for pollarding is the autumn, as decay fungi may enter the pruning cuts

 With a tree, it is more typical to leave a trunk supporting three or five branches – these branches are cut back to a desirable length and the twiggy growth appears at these ends

 

Only certain types of trees are suited to pollarding, including:

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