Trees For Coppicing
Tree (Latin) |
Tree (Eng) |
Use |
| Acer platanoides | norway maple | wood for turning |
| Alnus glutinosa | common alder | for cold, wet soil |
| Carpintus betulus | hornbeam | general utility |
| Castanea sativa | sweet chestnut | split poles for fencing |
| Corylus avellana | hazel | rot-resistant wood for drains; wands for hurdle-making |
| Fagus sylvatica | beech | fine wood for turned furniture |
| Fraxinus excelsior | ash | smokeless fire, burns green; poles for timber or turning |
| Ilex aquifolium | holly | straight, strong poles |
| Quercus spp. | oak | building, funnture, etc. |
| Tilia spp. | limes | for dry soil |
(also worth trying with most other native deciduous trees)
