SILVER-FIR GRAFTS 2011

Last Updated on Friday, 26 August 2011 15:00 Written by Administrator Wednesday, 16 February 2011 18:38

New reproduction of silver fir

New Project activities RESILFOR 2011:
Action C1: the reproduction of grafting seedlings of Abies alba from indigenous peoples of the Apennines.

New collections of slips to Pigelleto (M. Amiata, Siena), in the coming days will begin in the Forest of Casentino Verna (Arezzo) and Bocca Trabaria (in the province of Pesaro Urbino).

They involved three nurseries: Florame in the province of Siena, Nursery Cerreta for the valley of Casentino in the province of Arezzo and nursery Assam in Sant'Angelo in Vado in the province of Pesaro Urbino. 3 tree-climbers are involved for the collection of slips, 12 workers for grafting. 3000 grafts are produced and ready for the autumn of 2011.