CHAPTER VIII 

 THE COPPICE WITH STANDARDS METHOD 



Definition. "A method of reproduction in which seed- 

 ling trees or selected sprouts (standards) are maintained above 

 a coppice or sprout forest." The definition, taken from " For- 

 est Terminology," 1 indicates the salient features of the method. 

 Reproduction is from sprouts as in the coppice method, but 

 the area is never cut entirely clear. Selected trees called 

 standards are left standing at the end of each coppice rota- 

 tion. The method is also known as Compound Coppice. 



Form of Forest Produced. Several age classes are found 

 in compound coppice stands. The young coppice itself is all 

 of one age and presents a uniform appearance. Above the 

 coppice are standards belonging to several different age classes, 

 each one of which is a multiple of the rotation age of the cop- 

 pice. The form of stand produced is one of several stories, 

 each evenaged but combined to create an irregular stand. 



Details of the Method. The Coppice with Standards 

 method is most easily understood by taking ordinary coppice 

 as the starting point and following step by step the develop- 

 ment of a compound coppice stand. When the coppice reaches 

 the end of the rotation instead of being cut clear, certain trees 

 or standards are carefully selected and retained, the balance 

 of the coppice being cut. The sprouts which follow the cut- 

 ting form a distinct story under and between the standards. 



A second rotation of the coppice passes and at its end 

 standards are again selected from among the best trees in the 

 coppice and the remainder is cut. Some of the standards left 



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