Table 1.

Management strategies, current applications of poplar from short rotation forestry system (SRF), and short rotation coppice system (SRC)

	Short rotation coppice (SRC)	Short rotation forestry (SRF)
Management strategies
Tree density (stand/ha)	≥1500 [12]	500–1500 [11, 12]
Plantation rotation (years)	2–5 [15]	8–20 [11, 13]
Productivity (odtd/ha year)	Up to 25 [10]a	6.1–16.3 [14]b
Harvest biomass (%)	~100	30 [16]
Applications	Heat and power	Pulpwood, sawlog, and lumber
Price ($/odt)	N/Ac	50–120 [17]

^aLeafless total coppice data

^bSaw log component data

^cFeedstock market price of SRC not available

^d“odt” stands for oven dry tonne