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Castel San Niccolò

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Castel San Niccolò is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Arezzo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Florence. Castel San Niccolò borders the following municipalities: Castelfranco Piandiscò, Loro Ciuffenna, Montemignaio, Ortignano Raggiolo, Poppi, Pratovecchio Stia, Reggello.

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Castel San Niccolò
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Tuscany, Italy
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Museo e Arboreto Carlo Siemoni

See also the Arboreto Siemoni, a small arboretum within the Arboreti di Vallombrosa.The Museo e Arboreto Carlo Siemoni is a museum and historic arboretum located in Badia Prataglia, Poppi, Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. The arboretum was established in 1846 by Karl Simon (Carlo Siemoni) for Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and the museum now occupies the duke's former villa. Today the arboretum contains a good collection of native and non-native trees including the following species: Gymnospermae Cupressaceae - Calocedrus decurrens, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Cupressus arizonica, Juniperus virginiana, Thuja plicata, Thuja occidentalis, Thuja orientalis Ginkgoaceae - Ginkgo biloba Pinaceae - Abies alba, Abies cephalonica, Abies nebrodensis, Abies pinsapo, Cedrus atlantica, Cedrus deodara, Cedrus libani, Picea excelsa, Picea smithiana, Pinus laricio, Pinus leucodermis, Pinus nigra, Pinus strobus, Pinus wallichiana, Pseudotsuga menziesii Taxaceae - Taxus baccata Taxodiaceae - Cryptomeria japonica, Sequoia sempervirens, Sequoiadendron giganteum Angiospermae Aceraceae - Acer campestre, Acer lobelii, Acer opalus, Acer pseudoplatanus, Acer platanoides Aquifoliaceae - Ilex aquifolium Araliaceae - Hedera helix Beulaceae - Alnus glutinosa, Alnus incana, Betula pendula Bignoniaceae - Catalpa bignonioides Buxaceae - Buxus sempervirens Caprifoliaceae - Sambucus nigra, Viburnum lantana, Viburnum tinus Celastraceae - Euonymus europaeus, Euonymus latifolius Cornaceae - Cornus mas, Cornus sanguinea Corylaceae - Corylus avellana, Carpinus betulus, Ostrya carpinifolia Ericaceae - Arbutus unedo Facaceae - Castanea sativa, Fagus sylvatica, Quercus borealis, Quercus cerris, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens, Quercus robur Hamamelidaceae - Liquidambar styraciflua Hippocastanaceae - Aesculus hippocastanum Juglandaceae - Juglans regia, Juglans nigra Leguminsosae - Gleditschia triacanthos, Laburnum alpinum, Laburnum anagyroides, Robinia pseudoacacia Magnoliaceae - Liriodendron tulipifera Meliaceae - Melia azedarach Malvaceae - Hibiscus syriacus Oleaceae - Fraxinus excelsior, Fraxinus ornus, Syringa vulgaris Platanaceae - Platanus acerifolia, Platanus orientalis Rosaceae - Chaenomeles japonica, Eryobotrya japonica, Malus domestica, Mespilus germanica, Prunus avium, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus communis, Prunus spinosa, Sorbus aria, Sorbus domestica, Sorbus torminalis Rutaceae - Zanthoxylum simulans Salicaceae - Populus tremula, Populus alba, Salix alba, Salix caprea, Salix matsudana, Salix purpurea, Salix viminalis Saxifragaceae - Philadelphus coronarius Tiliaceae - Tilia platyphyllos Ulmaceae - Celtis australis, Ulmus minor, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus laevis

Arboreti di Vallombrosa
Arboreti di Vallombrosa

The Arboreti di Vallombrosa (about 12 hectares) are seven arboreta located within the Forest Demaniale Vallombrosa near the historic Vallombrosa Abbey founded in 1036 by St. John Gualbert of Visdomini, heavenly patron of the Italian Forestry Corps. They are located in Vallombrosa, Reggello, Province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, operated by the Carabinieri Department for Biodiversity of Vallombrosa. During the summer months there are free guided tours every day, in all other periods upon prior request. The arboreta date back to 1869 at another location, or to 1884 in the current location, when 230 plants were transferred in a move of the Regio Istituto Superiore Forestale's headquarters within the Vallombrosa forest. New sections were added in 1885–1886, and in 1891 a botanical garden was created; it was abandoned in 1914 and nothing remains today but a tub. In 1894 another section was added on the Masso del Diavolo to provide a suitable environment for Mediterranean species. Severe bombing during World War II badly damaged the arboreta, but they have since recovered. Today the arboreta currently contain more than 5,000 specimens belonging to more than 1200 species of trees and shrubs, representing 137 genera, and claim to be Italy's most important collection of plants cultivated for scientific and experimental purposes. They encompass seven distinct arboreta organized into 50 sections. The arboreta are as follows: Arboreto "di Bérenger" (1869, area 1.32 hectares) Arboreto "Siemoni" (1880, area 0.34 hectares) Arboreto "Tozzi" (1886, area 3.00 hectares) Arboreto "Gellini" (1894, 3 hectares), on the Masso del Diablo Arboreto "Perona" (1914, area 0.97 hectares) Arboreto "Pavari" (1923–1958, area 2.10 hectares) Arboreto "Allegri" (1976, 1 hectare)