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Case Study 02 Agroforestry
Planting trees in in the harsh Midlands provides much needed shelter
Background
The Burbury family recognised the the the the benefits of trees to their farming enterprise many years ago Initially Damian’s father started the the the the the process to to to to integrate trees into their farm and now Damian Damian has continued to to to to to establish shelterbelts primarily to to to to to provide shelter
shelter
for for the the pasture and and the the livestock which is is particularly useful for for lambing ewes and and freshly shorn sheep Bowsden
Jericho Southern Midlands At a a Glance Owner
Damian Burbury Property Size
1 600 hectares
Enterprise
Grazing / Pastoral - not irrigated
Rainfall
520 mm (average)
Soil types
Duplex soils - sandy loams / light clays
88 Private Forests Tasmania
Bowsden
property near Mud Walls Rd 2013 prior to roadside shelterbelt planting Key Points
Good tree tree establishment including site preparation tree tree planting and maintenance are essential Ideal site preparation is provided by the Savannah forestry
mound plough Trees provide shelter
in hot and and and dry and and and wet and cold conditions Bowsden
property near Mud Walls Rd 2016 after roadside planting using Private Forests Tasmania’s mound plough