Skip to content

Database

Leave large diameter trees with special characteristics as coppice trees

Habitat Function Type of work
Forest
Living environment
Clear-cutting

In order to maintain biodiversity and ensure ecological coherence, forest management shall maintain the structural elements of habitats (e.g. trees from the previous felling period, old-growth trees and stumps, flatwoods, hardwoods, hollow trees, trees with burn marks, shrub species and species of trees that are not very common in the forest), also taking into account their potential impact on forest health, timber quality, ecosystem condition and human safety.

Description of the action

Leave large-diameter specimens of growing (live) and standing dead trees and stumps (including thwarts). Preference for special characteristics of dwarf trees is given to: trees from the previous felling season, trees of higher biological value (larch, hickory, lime, oak, ash, aspen, slash), trees with cavities or burn marks, trees with fungal fruiting bodies, broken or multi-storied trees, trees with gums, trees with whorls, trees with coarse branches and/or low slope (e.g. cattle pine, holm oak). To put it simply, a tree that is suitable for preservation is one that is of low wood quality, i.e. that has a wood defect. In coniferous forests, leave deciduous trees for preservation where possible.

Why?

Perennial trees provide habitats for many species and help to improve the landscape.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Unless otherwise indicated, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.