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Apple trees that go well with cattle?

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I'm a student in Mizzou's agroforestry program and I'm intending to write a paper on apple (Malus spp.) varieties and cultivars that might work well for establishing in multi-tree species silvopastures. There seems to be more research and discussion about sheep grazing among apple trees than there is for cattle, yet I know grazing cattle under apples is common in parts of central Asia (e.g. Kyrgyzstan) and Europe (e.g. Poland). Ideally, I'm looking for something that could be…

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Added by Matthew Fagan on February 19, 2022 at 3:02pm — 3 Comments

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Started by Robbie Coville Mar 15. 0 Replies 0 Likes

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