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stymaartoday at 5:44 PM1 replyview on HN

Are coppicing and pollarding used at all to produce timber? I had the impression that it was done only to make firewood, and was cut repeatedly without letting it grow like described in the article.


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WillAdamstoday at 6:03 PM

Coppicing is used for lumber for baskets and other weaving techniques, at least in Appalachia.