Agroforestry images

There are two main types of agroforestry system with widely-spaced trees appropriate to the UK.

Photo: an example of a Silvopastoral system
Silvopastoral systems in which trees are mixed with grazing animals.
This is an upland site in Scotland planted with wild cherry (Prunus avium).
Photo: an example of a Silvoarable system
Silvoarable systems in which trees are planted in rows with an arable crop in the alleys between.
This is a lowland site in England planted with a range of poplar cultivars. There are fallow and cropped alleys.

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