Just returned from our first trip to Norway. Had a wonderful time. I did have a question, what’s up with the trees in Oslo and Bergen? Tried to google around but likely not searching the correct term. I assume these are trimmed back yearly?
Just returned from our first trip to Norway. Had a wonderful time. I did have a question, what’s up with the trees in Oslo and Bergen? Tried to google around but likely not searching the correct term. I assume these are trimmed back yearly?
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This happens because the trees are pruned in the same place each time they are pruned. This gives the trees that form there. We call it “knutekolling” in Norwegian.
It’s called “pollarding”, and yes, it involves trimming/pruning the branches every year:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollarding
Captain here: they are trees
This is often done because Norwegians are obsessive about sunlight.
Yes, they are. The will be green from Mai. They are called “poppel”