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 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
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