Agroforstsystem mit Wildobst und Walnussbäumen

In 2018, an agroforestry system was established on two fields totaling 3 hectares in a district of the municipality of Greding in the Roth district. The site receives approximately 700 millimeters of precipitation annually, with an average temperature of 10°C in recent years. The predominant sandy loam soil was formed by the dissolution of Jurassic limestone banks and varies in thickness. In the five rows of trees, comprising a total of 58 trees, only fruit trees (serviceberry, service tree, walnut, hazel, pear) were planted at 15-meter intervals. Between the rows, farming can continue on a 30-meter-wide strip. Over the next few years, the trees will be gradually pruned to a height of 4–5 meters. Two hedgerows were planted alongside the rows of trees to break the wind and enhance the ecological value of the area. Seventy-five percent of the costs for establishing the AFS were covered by the Bavarian Landscape Conservation and Nature Park Guidelines (LNPR) and funding from the District of Middle Franconia.