Museo e Arboreto Carlo Siemoni

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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...