Agroforst in Blühstreifen
Lat: 8.664485034546166, Lng: 49.5015213
Gräflich von Wisersche Gutsverwaltung
Schloßgasse 1, 69493 Hirschberg, Baden-Württemberg
Agroforestry system type:
Silvoarable system (woody and arable crops incl. intercropped permanent crops)Size of agroforestry system area(s) (in ha):
2Percentage of area under trees/shrubs (in %):
50Establishment (date):
Feb 21, 2018Site specifics:
- drought / low water holding capacity
- low soil fertility
Farming sectors:
- Arable farming
Tree species:
- Maple (Acer spp.)
- Oak (Quercus spp.)
- Wild Service Tree (Sorbus torminalis / Torminalis glaberrima)
- Cherry / Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
- Lime / Linden (Tilia spp.)
- Service Tree (Cormus domestica)
- Wild Pear (Pyrus communis subsp. communis)
- English / Persian Walnut (Juglans regia)
- Field Maple (Acer campestre)
- Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
- Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)
- White Mulberry (Morus alba)
- Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
- Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
- Holly Oak / Holm Oak (Quercus ilex)
- Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
- English Oak (Quercus robur)
- Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
- Pear (Pyrus communis)
(Intended) use of trees:
- production stemwood
- food production (e.g. production fruit/nut)
- environmental benefits (incl. carbon/ windbreaks/ animal welfare/ biodiversity)
Main crop types in the agroforestry system:
- oats
- lucerne
- rapeseed
- rye
- common wheat
Motivation/rationale for establishing or maintaining agroforestry system:
- establish ecological balance