Table 1.

Management strategies and current applications of poplar from short-rotation plantation [3]

Management strategies	Short-rotation coppice (SRC)	Short-rotation forest (SRF)
Tree density (stand ha–1)	≥ 1500	500–1500
Plantation rotation (years)	2–5	8–20
Productivity (Mga ha–1 year–1)	Up to 25b	6.1–16.3
Rate of harvest (%)	Up to 100	30
Utilization	Heat and power	Pulpwood, saw log, lumber
Price (USD Mg–1)	NAc	50–120

^aDry mass

^bLeafless total coppice

^cMeans not available for feedstock market price