For various economic reasons (including cheap fossil fuel energy that is changing the climate), coppicing largely died out in Europe in the 20th Century, but has seen renewal in recent decades out of conservation concern. People have been coppicing on multi-year timeframes for such a long time in some European woodlands that they have created a disturbance pattern of shaded and open areas that benefit many rare plants and animals. In fact, I should restate that: Most conifers do not resprout from the stump though many conifers do, in fact, exhibit this to some degree. A notable exception is the coast redwood (Sequioa sempervirens). Most conifers do not resprout after being cut back to the stump. Maples, for instance, tend to bleed a lot when cut. Hardwoods that don't "bleed" too much from pruning are ideally suited for coppicing (or pollarding for that matter). Coppiced hardwoods, including alder, beech, hazelnut, sycamore, and willow, can perpetually provide firewood and crafting and building materials without having to be replanted. This is an ancient method of sustainably managing forests in Europe that provided many economic and wildlife and ecosystem benefits. Many woody plant species (shrubs and trees) will resprout from the stump (termed epicormic regeneration, with dormant buds sprouting from underneath the bark), or from roots (suckering) after being cut down. Coppicing is the periodic (on multi-year timescales, depending on the species) cutting back of suitable species back to their base.
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