On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 at 00:33, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote:
I agree the term silvopasture is not a synonym for meadow orchards. A > meadow orchard is specifically low density/sparse trees, while silvopasture > indicates a forest/woodland, i.e. denser tree cover. > Really? I don't see anything in the Wikipedia article that specifies the tree cover is dense. In fact, it says: "Integrating pasture into existing woodland presents challenges as well: the woodland likely needs to be thinned to increase light infiltration" It also has pictures of several different silvopastures, none of which appear to have dense tree cover throughout. Also the meadow in meadow orchard can be used for either pasture or cutting > the grass, while silvopasture implies pasture. > The trees scattered throughout would make it more economic to put animals out to pasture on it than to mow it. But maybe where you are people do things the least efficient way. Even if that is the case, I doubt that would remain viable for much longer. BTW, we're probably fooling ourselves in many cases where we say a field is pasture or meadow: it may change from year to year. -- Paul
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