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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):

2

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

50

Establishment (date):

Feb 21, 2018

Site 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