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Short rotation coppice involves growing trees on two to five year cycles, mainly for wood-fuel. Other uses include garden mulches and particle board manufacture.
Willow and poplar trees are the most common species used for short rotation coppice. They can be productive for 30 years or more.
Forest Research: Coppice systems
Forest Research: Yields from coppice systems
For information on varieties and yields from trials across the UK, see the Forestry Commission's research pages.
Forest Research: Short rotation coppice
Scottish Rural College (SRUC): Willow short rotation coppice
Forest Service Northern Ireland: Short rotation coppice scheme
Groundwater in Northern Ireland, DAERA have produced a leaflet to raise awareness about this untapped resource
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