Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,903,952,585 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

coppice
(redirected from Coppicing)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
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.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
They will benefit from ride widening, coppicing, the creation of new glades and tree thinning on the site.
pounds 20,000 help for woodland birds by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
The scout group then moved on to tree coppicing, a traditional method of woodland management in which young tree stems are repeatedly cut down near to ground level to encourage re-growth.
Tree-mendous effort from group by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Raw materials are sourced from the alder woodland at Coedydd Aber, which is managed by coppicing - cutting tree stems to low stumps to promote the growth of straight stems.
IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.