# The Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Regulation 16: Short rotation coppice

Extent: N.I.

For the purposes of Article 4(1)(k) ... of the Direct Payments Regulation—
(a) the list of planted tree species is—
(i) Alder (Alnus spp);
(ii) Birch (Betula spp);
(iii) Hazel (Corylus avellana);
(iv) Ash (Fraxinus excelsior);
(v) Lime (Tilia cordata);
(vi) Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa);
(vii) Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus);
(viii) Willow (Salix spp); and
(ix) Poplar (Populus spp);
(b) the maximum harvest cycle is 5 years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/191/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-basic-payment-and-support-schemes-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-16
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