212 TREATMENT OF COPPICE SYSTEMS 



on suitable soil consist of a mixture in about equal propor- 

 tions of Larch, Ash, and Spanish Chestnut. They should 

 be gently thinned in the ordinary, way, removing first of 

 all the Larch that do not show exceptional vigour, until the 

 twenty-fifth year, when all the Chestnut should be carefully 

 coppiced and only the best Larch and Ash left. 



The underwood may then be treated on a rotation of 

 16 years or as may seem suitable, but it can hardly have any 

 more pruning effect on the standards, as they will be out 

 of its reach by the time it has grown up again. At this first 

 felling of the underwood, no trees should be planted to 

 increase the number of stools as the overhead canopy will 

 be rather thick, and it is better to wait until just before grass 

 begins to appear or until the next rotation, when about 

 100 to 150 should be planted and a like number the rotation 

 after, if found necessary ; they will then grow vigorously, 

 as the canopy will be much broken, and by the time the 

 standards are mature at (say) 73 years, there should be about 

 500 vigorous stools per acre. 



Table for High Forest -with Coppice. Grown as even- 

 aged high forest for the first 25 years ; then an overwood of 

 Larch and Ash left, and an underwood of Spanish Chestnut 

 and some Ash coppiced periodically every 16 years. 



TABLE FOR HIGH FOREST WITH COPPICE. 

 Average soil and situation. 



* As may seem necessary ; but the Chestnut trees originally coppiced at the 

 25th year may prove sufficient. 



