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- Dictionarycoppice/ˈkɒpɪs/
noun
- 1. an area of woodland in which the trees or shrubs are periodically cut back to ground level to stimulate growth and provide firewood or timber: "coppices of oak were cultivated"
verb
- 1. cut back (a tree or shrub) to ground level periodically to stimulate growth: "the company began to coppice the woodland for conservation purposes"
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verb. coppiced; coppicing. transitive verb. : to cut back so as to regrow in the form of a coppice. intransitive verb. : to form a coppice. specifically, of a tree : to sprout freely from the base. Synonyms. Noun. boscage. boskage. bosquet. brake. brushwood.
coppice, a dense grove of small trees or shrubs that have grown from suckers or sprouts rather than from seed. A coppice usually results from human woodcutting activity and may be maintained by continually cutting new growth to ground level as it reaches usable size.
Coppicing / ˈkɒpɪsɪŋ / is the traditional method in woodland management of cutting down a tree to a stump, which in many species encourages new shoots to grow from the stump or roots, thus ultimately regrowing the tree.
COPPICE definition: 1. an area of closely planted trees in which the trees are cut back regularly to provide wood: 2…. Learn more.
noun. 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. verb. tr to trim back (trees or bushes) to form a coppice. intr to form a coppice. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈcoppiced, adjective. ˈcoppicing, noun. Discover More.
COPPICE meaning: 1. an area of closely planted trees in which the trees are cut back regularly to provide wood: 2…. Learn more.
noun. 1. 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. verb. 2. (transitive) to trim back (trees or bushes) to form a coppice. 3. (intransitive) to form a coppice. Collins English Dictionary.
n. A thicket or grove of small trees or shrubs, especially one maintained by periodic cutting or pruning to encourage suckering, as in the cultivation of cinnamon trees for their bark. v. cop·piced, cop·pic·ing, cop·pic·es. v.tr. To cut or prune (a tree) in making or maintaining a coppice.
Jun 2, 2024 · To manage (a wooded area) sustainably, as a coppice, by periodically cutting back woody plants to promote new growth. Her plan to coppice the woods should keep her self-sufficient in fuel indefinitely. (intransitive) To sprout from the stump. Few conifer species can coppice.
coppice meaning, definition, what is coppice: a copse: Learn more.
