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agronomic, structural and vegetation characteristics of the
plants.
During these years other plants were planted in order to
create a real arboretum, with
the aim to have more than two
hundred plant species. Besides, very interesting are also
the numerous species of rock
garden.
Other
interventions
were
made, not only from a botanical point of view: the arrangement of the internal paths, the
laying of wooden fences and
stone steps, the restoring of
the stone walls, the organization of the drainage network,
the setting up of a meeting
point area with a wooden
fountain, the laying of gates at
the entrances and of wooden
benches in special places.
Signs for both the information
on plant species and for paths
and internal services were ar- recently restored by the local
ranged; the preparation of a Alpine Group.
lighting system along the main
routes allows its use in the eve- BOTANICAL FEATURES
nings.
These
are
Also, on the downstream side some of the
of the arboretum there is a many
spesource of municipal water sup- cies of trees
ply as well as a small church that can be
found at Entrebin arboretum: ash,
elm, maple,
oak, walnut (Juglans nigra),
chestnut (Castanea sativa),
poplars, birches, elders (Sambucus nigra), cherry (Prunus
avium ) Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) blacks pine (Pinus nigra)
and larch (Larix decidua) spruce (Picea abies) Douglas firs
(Pseudotsuga menziesii) .
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