pollare

Pollare is a term that appears in various Romance-language contexts and can refer to actions involving poles or pruning. In Italian, pollare (to pollar) is a verb used in regional or historical texts to describe the act of placing or fixing poles, for example to mark a boundary, to support a temporary structure, or to stake plants. The noun form pollare is not common in standard modern Italian but may be found in dialectal usage.

In horticulture and forestry, pollare is sometimes used to describe pollarding, a pruning technique that deliberately cuts back trees or shrubs to promote a dense crown and new growth. In this sense, pollare is connected to the noun pollard and the process of maintaining coppice wood.

The term also appears in historical or geographical descriptions where pollars or pollares denote long poles or stakes used in construction, fencing, or harbor works. Regional dialects may preserve different senses of pollare, including marking out lines with poles or securing structures with stakes.

The precise definition of pollare can vary by language and region; the term is largely specialized and rare outside technical contexts. See also pollarding; fence-post; pole.