1) Forest management 2) Horticultural technique
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Coppicing is an English term for a traditional method of woodland management which takes advantage of the fact that many trees make new growth from the stump or roots if cut down. In a coppiced wood, young tree stems are repeatedly cut down to near ground level. In subsequent growth years, many new shoots will emerge, and, after a number of years ...
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• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coppice
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Cutting a tree down at ground level and allowing it to re-grow. The multiple shoots grow in competition and increase after each cut. The growth area is known as a 'stool'. Harvesting is done every5-7 years. The wood is thin and flexible. Used as 'wattle' to weave fences and walls of buildings. Also see Pollard
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The process of cutting an area of trees near ground level and allowing them to regenerate from the stool. Trees, which are regularly coppiced, also have a distinctive shape - a large stool close to ground level with a great many shoots.
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Coppicing is an ancient method of growing trees which increases the amount of tree stems (and therefore wood) growing from a single stool, or trunk. This allows poles of wood to be harvested every 3-15 years depending on the desired diameter of the poles or stems.
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Woodland management practice of severe pruning where trees are cut down to near ground level at regular intervals, typically every 3–20 years, to promote the growth of numerous shoots from the base. This form of forestry was once commonly practised in Europe, principally on hazel and chestnut, to produce large quantities of thin branches for f......
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A traditional method carried out on a rotation basis, whereby tree stems are cut down to the stump to stimulate new growth.
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A traditional method carried out on a rotation basis, whereby tree stems are cut down to the stump to stimulate new growth.
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A traditional method of woodland management involving cutting down young tree stems almost to the ground causing new shoots to grow.
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