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Nordacker in Sieben Linden

Lat: 11.1426781, Lng: 52.6890937
Ökodorf Sieben Linden
Sieben Linden 1, 38489 Beetzendorf, Sachsen-Anhalt

6 agroforestry strips on a 17 ha arable field in the Altmark in a gentle slope, where various silvoarable agroforestry system variants are being tested (from simple short-rotation to more complex dynamic systems with fruit, nuts, berries, and habitat shrubs).

Agroforestry system type:

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

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

17

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

48.824

Establishment (date):

Oct 31, 2019

Site specifics:

  • drought / low water holding capacity
  • low soil fertility

Farming sectors:

  • Arable farming

Tree species:

  • Maple (Acer spp.)
  • Apple (Malus domestica)
  • Pear (Pyrus communis)
  • Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
  • Oak (Quercus spp.)
  • Wild Service Tree (Sorbus torminalis / Torminalis glaberrima)
  • Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
  • Poplar (Populus spp.)
  • Plum (Prunus domestica)
  • Willow (Salix spp.)
  • European Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
  • Wild Pear (Pyrus communis subsp. communis)
  • English / Persian Walnut (Juglans regia)

(Intended) use of trees:

  • food production (e.g. production fruit/nut)

Shrub species:

  • Hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
  • Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
  • Dog Rose / Rosehip (Rosa canina)
  • Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)
  • Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
  • Currants (red/ white/ black) (Ribes spp.)
  • Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)
  • Chokeberry (Sorbus x Aronia melanocarpa)
  • Honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea)
  • Silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata)

(Intended) use of the shrubs:

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

Other agroforestry products:

  • Birnen
  • Pflaumen
  • Beeren
  • Wertholz
  • Energieholz
  • Hackschnitzel
  • Wildobst-
  • Nuss-
  • Kastanienproduktion
  • Biomassegewinnung für die Humusanreicherung und Bodenverbesserung
  • Ökosystemleistungen (u.a. zur Förderung der biologischen Vielfalt)

Motivation/rationale for establishing or maintaining agroforestry system:

  • Diversified product range
  • Contribution to climate protection / resilience
  • Landscape / aesthetics