Productivity and quality of maize under cherry trees

Maize is in great demand all over Europe as livestock feed. However, intensive maize production requires large amounts of inputs, including fertilizer and water, which results in low returns and high environmental costs. Currently, quality timber cherry trees have a high market value due to a shortage of supply. The combination of high value timber trees with maize may be more profitable than maize and tree monocultures and result in enhanced ecosystem services