What remains after the cutting of a coppice forest, seen from above. A coppice is one of several possible forms of forest cultivation. It is based on a typical characteristic of many broad-leaved trees: that of ""regrowing"", i.e. creating new stems from the stump after the main trunk has been cut. The practice of coppicing is widespread in Italy and throughout the Mediterranean basin. Coppice is normally used to obtain firewood and materials for building and construction. Certainly the freshly cut coppice does not offer an idyllic landscape from an aesthetic point of view and this is why many associate this forestry activity with deforestation or unsustainable exploitation. (Photo by: Marco Scataglini/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)