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Lehr- und Versuchsbetrieb Gladbacherhof (3. Agroforstsystem)

Lat: 50.39828, Lng: 8.249755
Hessische Staatsdomäne Gladbacherhof
Gladbacherhof , 65606 Villmar-Aumenau, Hessen

Agroforestry system type:

Silvoarable system (woody and arable crops incl. intercropped permanent crops)

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

3.1

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

9.677

Establishment (date):

Nov 21, 2022

Site specifics:

  • susceptibility to erosion

Farming sectors:

  • Arable farming
  • Fodder production
  • Livestock farming

Tree species:

  • Apple (Malus domestica)
  • Wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis / Torminalis glaberrima)
  • Cherry / Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
  • Poplar (Populus spp.)
  • Service tree (Cormus domestica)
  • Walnut/Black walnut (Juglans nigra)

(Intended) use of trees:

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

Shrub species:

  • Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra)

(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
  • oats
  • potatoes
  • lucerne
  • corn / maize
  • common wheat

Other agroforestry products:

Rhabarber

Motivation/rationale for establishing or maintaining agroforestry system:

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