REFERENCES 1 25 



In North America the principal field for the coppice method 

 lies within the Central Forest region ^ and in adjacent portions 

 of the northern and southern forest regions. There the re- 

 quirements for species of good sprouting ability can be met. 

 The coppice method is being applied in many places all 

 through this general district. 



Usually certain special market requirements for one or 

 more forest products have led to the development of coppice 

 stands. 



The culture of the basket willow is an example of coppice 

 production on the shortest possible rotation — ■ one year.^ 



Clearcutting of hardwood stands with sprout reproduc- 

 tion on rotations of 20 to 40 years for cordwood to be burned 

 in brick yards, lime kilns and brass mills or converted into 

 charcoal for industrial uses has been systematically employed 

 in the past and is still in operation in various parts of the 

 country. 



In the prairie region and other sections having a large per- 

 centage of agricultural land in comparison to forest soils, the 

 markets for small hardwood material for posts or fuel are 

 sufficiently good to make profitable their production in coppice 

 stands. Often such stands may be established as plantations 

 to be reproduced and handled thereafter under the coppice 

 method. 



The Eucalypts which have been introduced into CaHfornia 

 can be handled successfully in coppice stands. 



REFERENCES 



1. ZoN, Raphael. Chestnut in Southern Maryland. Bulletin 53, Bureau 

 of Forestry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1904. 



2. Mattoon, W. R. The Origin and Development of Chestnut Sprouts. 

 Forestry Quarterly, Vol. VII, 1909, pp. 34-37. 



3. Williamson, A. W. Cottonwood in the Mississippi Valley. Bulletin 



