The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Short rotation coppice

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7.  For the purposes of Article 4(1)(k) and (2)(c) of the Direct Payments Regulation—

(a)the list of planted tree species is—

  • Cricket Bat Willow (Salix alba ‘Caerulea’)

  • Poplar (Populus spp);

  • Willow (Salix spp); and

(b)the maximum harvest cycle for these species is 20 years.