Agroforst Gessin

Agroforestry system type:

Size of agroforestry system area(s) (in ha):

Percentage of area under trees/shrubs (in %):

Establishment (date):

Site specifics:

• drought / low water holding capacity
• low soil fertility
• susceptibility to erosion

Farming sectors:

• Arable farming

Tree species:

• Maple (Acer spp.)
• Apple (Malus domestica)
• Birch (Betula spp.)
• Pear (Pyrus communis)
• Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
• Oak (Quercus spp.)
• Ash (Fraxinus spp.)
• Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
• Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
• Cherry / Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
• Lime / Linden (Tilia spp.)
• Plum (Prunus domestica)
• Service tree (Cormus domestica)
• Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)
• Walnut/Black walnut (Juglans nigra)
• Willow (Salix spp.)
• European crab apple (Malus sylvestris)
• Wild pear (Pyrus communis subsp. communis)

(Intended) use of trees:

• production biofuel wood
• food production (e.g. production fruit/nut)

Shrub species:

• Hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
• Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
• Alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus)
• Juneberry (Amelanchier lamarckii)
• Dogwood (Cornus spp.)
• Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum)
• Blueberry/ Cranberries/ Bilberries/ Huckleberries/ Madeira blueberries (Vaccinium spp.)
• Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
• Dog rose / Rosehip (Rosa canina)
• Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas)
• Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
• Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
• Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)

(Intended) use of the shrubs:

• food production (e.g. production fruit / nut)
• environmental benefits (incl. carbon/ windbreaks/ animal welfare/ biodiversity)

Main crop types in the agroforestry system:

• field beans
• field grass
• vegetables
• potatoes
• lupine
• rapeseed

Motivation/rationale for establishing or maintaining agroforestry system:

• establish ecological balance
• Erosion protection
• Reduce nutrient input into surface waters
• Contribution to climate protection / resilience