Hofgut Wöpplinsberg

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
• landscape with few structures / landscaope elements

Farming sectors:

• Arable farming
• Fodder production
• Livestock farming

Tree species:

• Maple (Acer spp.)
• Apple (Malus domestica)
• Birch (Betula spp.)
• Pear (Pyrus communis)
• Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
• Oak (Quercus spp.)
• Wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis / Torminalis glaberrima)
• Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
• Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
• Cherry / Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
• Lime / Linden (Tilia spp.)
• Whitebeam (Sorbus aria / Aria edulis)
• Poplar (Populus spp.)
• Service tree (Cormus domestica)
• Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)
• Elm (Ulmus spp.)
• Wild pear (Pyrus communis subsp. communis)

(Intended) use of trees:

• production stemwood
• environmental benefits (incl. carbon/ windbreaks/ animal welfare/ biodiversity)

Shrub species:

• Hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
• Juneberry (Amelanchier lamarckii)
• Dogwood (Cornus 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:

• environmental benefits (incl. carbon/ windbreaks/ animal welfare/ biodiversity)

Main crop types in the agroforestry system:

• field grass
• barley
• oats
• lucerne
• oil flax
• sunflower
• common wheat

Motivation/rationale for establishing or maintaining agroforestry system:

• establish ecological balance
• Higher productivity
• Contribution to climate protection / resilience