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POITOU-CHARENTES
- Le
châtaigner en Poitou-Charentes, un bois aux multiples utilisations
- Les
noyers, une richesse dans le paysage du Poitou-Charentes
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Covering 20 000 Ha, chestnut is the
second most important species in terms of planted area after
oak in Poitou- Charentes region.
This coppice is a traditional forest occurring on silty
acid soils in temperate regions with 700 mm of annual precipitation.
When not attacked by chestnut blight the productivity of
these stands can exceed 8m3 ha:yr.
This multi-purpose durable wood can be used for cabinet,
parquet floor, as well as outside clap-board and tool handles.
Usually, the coppice is between 35 and 50-year-old with
150 to 250 stems per hectare and stems are of 35-50 centimetres
diameter when harvested.
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This species that was very common in the
past century is now coming back into favour thanks to strong
support from the Institute for Forest Development and the
Regional Center of Private Ownership.
This species is frost sensitive and is very site demanding,
requiring rich deep soils. It does not tolerate dry summer
conditions.
This species is established on ripped land either by direct
seeding or planting seedlings at a final spacing around
10-12 meters.
Stems are pruned to a height of 3 to 6 m to give high value
logs for sawn timber and the annual crop of walnuts can
provide regular income for the farmer.
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