National gene conservation unit number: ITA00251
Population number: -

GCU
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2011
Date of the most recent visit: 2023

POPULATION
Year of Establishment of the GCU for the species: 2011
Date (or partial of date) of the most recent visit: 2015

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Tuscany
Unit department or county: Siena
Unit municipality: Piancastagnaio
Unit local name: Pigelleto Nature Reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 800 - 900
Unit surface area [ha]: 830
Coordinates ( Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):42.8111 | Longitude (Decimal): 11.6537

Soil: Calcaric Regosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 1.167

Species

All tree species growing in the unit: Abies alba; Corylus avellana; Fagus sylvatica; Prunus avium; Quercus cerris; Quercus pubescens; Salix alba; Taxus baccata
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Abies alba, Taxus baccata, Quercus cerris

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation

Target species: Abies alba
Status of the target species in the GCU: -
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 40%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): >5001
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-nature forestry