Where only firewood is desired, i. e., wood without special form, size,
or quality, no attention to the crop is necessary, except to insure
that it covers the ground completely. Nevertheless, even in such a
crop, which is usually managed as coppice,[2] some of the operations
described in this chapter may prove advantageous. Where, however, not
only quantity but useful quality of the crop is also to be secured,
the development of the wood crop may be advantageously influenced by
controlling the supply of light available to the individual trees.
[2] See page 35 for description of coppice.
It may be proper to repeat here briefly what has been explained in
previous pages regarding the influence of light on tree development.