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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The charcoal is made from the debris created in the forest-clearing practice known as coppicing, which allows light into the woodland environment, encouraging ancient woodland flowers such as dog's mercury, butterflies and dormice. Coppicing is an ancient craft where broadleaf greenwood trees, such as hazel, are trimmed to the stump to encourage the growth of stems or "poles. Funded in part by the European Social Fund, the scheme will train 10 new entrants in the ancient art of coppicing -- whereby broadleaf greenwood trees, like Hazel, are cut back to the stump, to encourage the growth of new stems (poles) which can then be used to make products such as hurdles, furniture and thatching spars. |
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