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Agroforestry in Switzerland

In Switzerland is the tendency that trees disappear more and more from the agricultural landscape. Agroforestry systems stop this trend by planting trees together with annual crops on the same field. Back in the days orchards were common because trees were important for fruits and wood provider. Since the 1950s, 3/4 of the swiss orchards have disappeared. The reasons can be found in more intensive agriculture because of the increasing pricing pressure^[1].

Trees which can be used for agroforestry in central europe:

• Maple Tree (Acer)
• Apple Tree (Malus domestica)
• Pear Tree (Pyrus domestica)
• Sorbus torminalis
• Aak Tree (Quercus)
• Ash Tree (Fraxinus excelsior)
• Sorbus domestica
• Walnut Tree (Juglans regia)

• Cheery Tree (Prunus avium)

As a crop culture is common used wheat, barley and grass.