National gene conservation unit number: ITACU90
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1965
Date of the most recent visit: 2025

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Tuscany
Unit department or county: Firenze
Unit municipality: Calenzano
Unit local name: Regional reserve of Monti della Calvana (SIC)
Ownership of the unit: Both
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 60 - 750
Unit surface area [ha]: 4545
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):43.8922 | Longitude (Decimal): 11.1652

Soil: Eutric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Warm temperate.
Environmental zone:Warm temperate and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.087

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Cupressus sempervirens; Pinus nigra; Pinus pinaster; Quercus cerris; Quercus pubescens
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Cupressus sempervirens

Unit type: Seed stand, Biodiversity conservation, Gene reserve forest

Target species: Cupressus sempervirens
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: Ex situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Introduced
Population share (%): 30%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): >5001
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Required management intervention

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-nature forestry