coppiced

Alley cropping (AC) is the practice of growing food crops in alleys between hedgerows of trees or shrubs which are regularly "coppiced," or severely pruned.

4: Multipurpose trees 1996

Wood for charcoal was generally coppiced, with the new shoots from a trunk cut right back to the ground every 15 years or so.

Shady past 2011

It used to be a vital part of the woodland economy, coppiced to make baskets and hurdles, thatching spars and sticks, charcoal and fagots.

A life less ordinary: Tobias Jones Tobias Jones 2010

In an old coppiced wood, you may find the platforms on which the charcoal-makers heated the cut branches over several days, keeping out the oxygen to turn them into the precious carbon-rich fuel.

Shady past 2011

The pergolas and chairs are made of coppiced chestnut; the trellis-trained chenin blanc grapes produce 50 to 80 gallons of juice annually.

Paradise Regained 2010

Provided by Charlotte Moss The fountain at the center of the cloister is a place for meditation, surrounded by four domed seats made of coppiced chestnut wood above.

Paradise Regained 2010

Hidden away in the English countryside, these simple shelters, made of coppiced hazel and willow covered in army-surplus canvas and other easily sourced natural materials, are part of a fine tradition of independent and ecologically savvy homemaking.

Junkitecture and the Jellyfish theatre 2010

The political identification of these fallow pastures and the occasional once-coppiced wood they passed was not clear to either Sir Hereward or Mister Fitz, despite several attempts to ascertain said identification from the few travelers they had encountered since leaving the city of Rhool several days before.

PodCastle » PodCastle 92: Sir Hereward and Mr. Fitz Go to War Again 2010

At the brow of the hill, we were plunged into the crepuscular calm of the wood, emerging into the sunshine again in clearings where sweet chestnuts had been traditionally coppiced.

How to get back to nature when camping 2010

Three Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’ , passalongs from neighbors Mickey and Mae years ago, are coppiced in early spring, taking the stems down to about six inches off the ground.

Twiggy « Fairegarden 2010