Orchard Avenue Between Eierberg and Pulsnitz

According to Lott (1993), orchard stocks are either extensive plantings of standard fruit trees on meadows and
grazing or on arable-horticultural
used areas. But you can also as
Orchard avenues on field paths and roads, border plantings on field edges and ditches or
enrich the landscape as single trees. Scattered fruit is therefore a formative one
part of the rural cultural landscape. In general, the term meadow orchard is used for the various forms. Mark the orchard
according to Reich (1988) the following characteristics: Use of high trunks (trunk height from
1.60 m), relatively high tree spacing (10 m
and more) and thus low planting densities
(under 100 trees/ha), long productive capacity
(depending on the variety 50 years and more), large
Structural and species diversity, low maintenance requirements and incidence of disease. Other significant characteristics are the underuse as
Meadow, pasture or field and the almost or
Complete freedom from pesticides and mineral fertilizers.
The extensive use of orchards and subcultures creates ideal conditions
Living conditions, so that up to 5,000 animal and plant species can occur on meadow orchards. They are the habitat of many
endangered bird, beetle and
Butterfly species and offer them food, nesting and resting places. So can one
form a large number of mutually dependent living communities on several floors.
Orchard stocks also increase the recreational value of a landscape - structural diversity,
the influence on the local climate, flowers and
Fruits help.
Source: dvl.org