dontwakethetrees (she/her)@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 months agoIs there a term for a gathering of trees in an open field?message-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareIs there a term for a gathering of trees in an open field?dontwakethetrees (she/her)@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelettruthout@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoHow about “copse” (a small group of trees) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/copse
minus-squareLongpork3@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 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”.
How about “copse” (a small group of trees)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/copse
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”.