A small group of trees or a thicket of small trees or shrubs, especially one that is periodically cut back to ground level to stimulate growth and provide firewood or timber.

The farmer managed a coppice on his land to ensure a steady supply of wood for the winter.

The silvicultural practice of periodically cutting back trees or shrubs to ground level to encourage new growth; coppicing.

Traditional craftsmen relied on the ancient art of coppice to supply material for baskets and hurdles.

coppiceverb

To cut back (a tree or shrub) to ground level periodically to stimulate growth.

The foresters decided to coppice the willow trees to encourage new shoots.

(intransitive) To send up new shoots from a stump or roots after being cut; to form a coppice.

After felling, the hazel readily coppiced, producing a dense thicket within two years.

coppiceadjective

Relating to or characteristic of woodland managed by the practice of coppicing.

Coppice management can greatly increase biodiversity in temperate forests.