Coppicing doesn't kill the tree. It's a prehistoric method of managing tree growth. It encourages growth, just as lopping the top of a hedge encourages outwards

Coppicing doesn't kill the tree. It's a prehistoric method of managing tree growth. It encourages growth, just as lopping the top of a hedge encourages outwards growth. Cut the shoots back (or, off, in this case), and the stump is encouraged to grow more new shoots. It's been going on for centuries, and is one of the best forms of woodland self sufficiency around.