Far from damaging or shortening the life of a tree, coppicing and pollarding increase the trees health, vitality and longevity. A Hazel tree has an average lifespan of about 80 years, though if coppiced that lifespan can be increased to several hundred years. Some of the Hazel stools we saw today must have well exceeded the average age. It's nice to see them coaxed back to life.
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