The Influence of Felling Implements on Coppicing Power of Sal (Shorea robusta)

There is general belief that felling of trees with a saw adversely affects their coppicing power, but no work has been done so far under Indian conditions to determine whether felling with a saw actually results in poor coppice. The paper presents some comparative data on sal (Shorea robusia) polec rop felled with an axe, two man manual cross cut saw and power chain saw. It is concluded that whether the implement used is an axe, manual cross cut saw or a power chain saw, there is no significant difference in the coppiceability of the species in the long run.