The two case study systems provided contrasting approaches to agroforestry-based apple
production in terms of scale and design. The low density, high diversity approach at Wakelyns
Agroforestry seemed to have benefits in terms of reducing disease levels, and could work well in
a diverse, potentially small-scale system such as a market garden, where apples could contribute
to direct marketing channels such as vegetable box schemes or farm shops. The commercial
silvoarable system at Whitehall Farm showed that an agroforestry approach per se is not
successful at reducing scab levels. However, if combined with careful selection of resistant
varieties and, if possible, mixed planting of varieties, the other benefits that agroforestry brings,
particularly to arable systems, may make this approach attractive to arable farmers looking to
diversify their enterprises or protect their farms against environmental problems