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Regulation 7 Short rotation coppice

England and Wales

For the purposes of Article 4(1)(k) F1... of the Direct Payments Regulation—

(a)

the list of planted tree species is—

  • Alder (Alnus spp)

  • Silver Birch (Betula pendula);

  • Hazel (Corylus avellana);

  • European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior);

  • Lime (Tilia cordata);

  • Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa);

  • Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus);

  • Willow (Salix spp);

  • Poplar (Populus spp); and

(b)

the maximum harvest cycle is 20 years.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 7 omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments to Farmers) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/104), regs. 1(2), 3(3)