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Sonnengut Gerster / Klim-Agrar-Gehölze

Lat: 11.615945, Lng: 51.187869
Sonnengut Gerster
Dietrichsroda 16, 06632 Balgstädt, Sachsen-Anhalt

19.6 ha of agroforestry area established in December 2025 as part of the Klim-Agrar-Gehölze research project in collaboration with the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development. Various varieties of chestnut, walnut, and mulberry trees are being tested, as well as different cultivation methods (bare-root, container-grown, air pruning). The site is set up as a randomized block trial. The wooded strips are to be grazed (dairy cattle). Funded by the German Federal Environmental Foundation.

Agroforestry system type:

Agrosilvopastoral system (woody plants/ arable crops and livestock)

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

19.6

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

7

Establishment (date):

Dec 15, 2025

Tree species:

  • Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
  • White Mulberry (Morus alba)
  • English / Persian Walnut (Juglans regia)

(Intended) use of trees:

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

Livestock species in the agroforestry system:

  • cattle