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coppice::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brush, brushwood, copse, thicket |
| Type of | botany, flora, vegetation |
| Has types | underwood, spinney, underbrush, undergrowth, brake, canebrake |
Examples of coppice
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Yaklom's bungalows are buried in a thick coppice of jungle just outside Banlung.
From the guardian.co.uk
The main ride in the heart of the wood is bordered by a broad, open coppice strip.
From the guardian.co.uk
Are you aware why pollarding, coppice on a stick, was used in other locations?
From the guardian.co.uk
Branch right up a rutted path in Greenhill Wood, passing recently cleared coppice.
From the theargus.co.uk
And if you coppice regularly, you can keep the trees just the size you want.
From the independent.co.uk
The neglected coppice wood on top of the hill echoes with the screeches of buzzards.
From the guardian.co.uk
Its name derives from the Old EnglishOpinschawe, which means an open wood or coppice.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Further on, there is a delightful coppice with alders, ankle deep in bog-like dark waters.
From the independent.co.uk
It is supposed to be Britain's first power station fuelled by fast-growing willow coppice.
From the newscientist.com
- Brush: a dense growth of bushes
- To manage a wooded area sustainably, as a coppice
- (coppiced) Trees cut down to ground level and then allowed to regenerate. Most native trees, with the notable exception of pines, will regenerate from stumps (stools) or will send up suckers from the root system (notably elms). ...
- (Coppicing) The cutting down of a tree within 300 mm (12 in) of the ground at regular intervals (typically on a one to five year rotation). Traditionally applied to certain species such as Hazel and Sweet Chestnut to provide stakes etc.
- (Coppicing) cutting trees close to ground level with the intention of encouraging re-growth of multiple shoots.
- (Coppicing) A traditional method carried out on a rotation basis, whereby tree stems are cut down to the stump to stimulate new growth.
- (Coppicing) Cutting of woody stem at ground level to encourage growth of several stems from one root system.
- (Coppicing) This technique is used to produce ornamental stems, juvenile foliage (for flower arrangements) and multi-stemmed rather than single stemmed specimens. Traditionally certain trees were coppiced to produce fencing materials, hurdles, spars and firewood on a 7-year cycle.
- (coppicing) A method of woodland management whereby hazel, hornbeam or sweet chestnut trees are cut every 5-15 years just above the base of the trunk to stimulate growth of a number of narrow trunks called poles, which are used to manufacture of charcoal or fence posts. ...
