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coppice
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coppice
a thicket or dense growth of small trees or bushes, esp one regularly trimmed back to stumps so that a continual supply of small poles and firewood is obtained

coppice [′käp·əs]
(ecology)
A growth of small trees that are repeatedly cut down at short intervals; the new shoots are produced by the old stumps.


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Historically a livestock farm, it now boasts animals, oak, ash, and hazel coppiced woodland, ponds and a natural wetland meadow linked together with a network of paths.
Beyond the end of the garden is a coppiced corner of grassed open space.
There are coppiced hazels, herbs and salad crops, but the couple's serious vegetable and fruit growing is done on their nearby allotment.
 
 
 
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