dontwakethetrees (she/her)@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agoIs there a term for a gathering of trees in an open field?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareIs there a term for a gathering of trees in an open field?dontwakethetrees (she/her)@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLongpork3@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoA copse, as the name suggests, is a stand of trees that have been deliberately coppiced (ie, repeatedly cut near the base so that the rootstock remains alive and generates fresh branches at ground level). A better term might be the more generic “stand”.
A copse, as the name suggests, is a stand of trees that have been deliberately coppiced (ie, repeatedly cut near the base so that the rootstock remains alive and generates fresh branches at ground level).
A better term might be the more generic “stand”.