The system involves leaving behind few trees of different species over a harvested area. The regrowth has the same pole and timber qualities as that from complete clear cutting near the ground. The high value species are left until maturity whilst the other species are clear cut and the regeneration is managed to produce a range of small dimension wood products such as firewood and poles (Tuite and Gardiner 1990; Lowore and Abbot 1995; Shackleton and Clarke 2007). The trees that are left may be important for either timber or fruit or fodder. Additionally, trees that do not coppice may also be left behind to ensure regeneration perpetuation of such species. For example, in Zambia most of the trees that were left over a cut area were timber species. However, the system has been proposed for use by small-scale farmers in Malawi as a means of maximizing the production of firewood and poles whilst retaining high value species that produce non-wood products and other services, such as fruit trees with spiritual significance (Lowore and Abbot 1995). The system has an advantage of retaining a portion of tree cover and protecting the site from erosion and sun scorch. This silvicultural system requires that fires are excluded in the early stages so that the coppices are not affected by fire.