214 TREATMENT OF COPPICE SYSTEMS 



Larch and Ash have been unduly drawn up, a fringe of 

 coppice should be left all round the area for some 4 or 5 

 years longer, as a protection from wind until the young 

 standards have become strengthened ; and, as a screen for 

 game, the coppice should always be encouraged near the 

 rides and roads. 



Where Oak are grown under this system, it will be 

 necessary to plant, on existing coppice areas, a larger number 

 of trees per acre (about 1000) ; as usually such a small 

 proportion develop into strong, vigorous trees, and as they 

 are slower growing, they must be present in greater numbers 

 at the respective dates. 



The first rotation should not be more than 10 or 12 

 years, otherwise the trees will be suppressed. The subsequent 

 rotations of the underwood may conveniently be 16 to 20 

 years or 25 years, though such a plan rather complicates 

 the management. A similar plan may be adopted in the 

 case of Larch and Ash, though it is not so essential. 



