Coppicing

Coppicing 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. A forest or grove that has been subject to coppicing is called a copse or coppice, in which young tree stems are repeatedly cut down to near ground level. The resulting living stumps are called stools.

New growth emerges, and after a number of years, the coppiced trees are harvested, and the cycle begins anew.
Pollarding is a similar process carried out at a higher level on the tree in order to prevent grazing animals from eating new shoots.
Daisugi is a similar Japanese technique.

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