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NABU-Projekt "Streuobst und Holznutzung" Bliesgau

Lat: 7.22134800000003, Lng: 49.203641
Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU), Ortsgruppe Blieskastel e.V.
Bahnhofstraße , 66440 Blieskastel , Saarland

In the model project "Orchard and Wood Usage," around 500 tall-stem fruit trees with a trunk height of 2.5 meters were planted in December 2005 in the Bliesgau (Saarland). The goal is to use the trees or their trunk wood for furniture production.

More on this: baden-wuerttemberg.nabu.de/themen/streuobst/verarbeitung/07460.html

Agroforestry system type:

Silvopastoral system (woody and livestock incl. grazed permanet crops)

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

15

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

20

Establishment (date):

Dec 31, 2004

Farming sectors:

  • Fruit growing

Tree species:

  • Apple (Malus domestica)
  • Pear (Pyrus communis)
  • Cherry / Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
  • Plum (Prunus domestica)

(Intended) use of trees:

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

Shrub species:

  • Dog Rose / Rosehip (Rosa canina)

Motivation/rationale for establishing or maintaining agroforestry system:

  • establish ecological balance
  • Landscape / aesthetics