{"id":1606,"date":"2026-09-10T02:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/?page_id=1606"},"modified":"2026-09-10T17:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:25:03","slug":"colli-berici","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/en\/projects\/colli-berici\/","title":{"rendered":"Fondazione Gabaldo \u2013 experimental afforestation in the Colli Berici"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>2026\u20132029 \u00b7 Fondazione Gabaldo \u00b7 University of Milan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- forestlab-project-image:start -->\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large forestlab-project-main-image\">\n<img width=\"1024\" height=\"585\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/forestlab-19-colli-berici-1024x585.jpg\"\nalt=\"Impianto forestale policiclico\"\nclass=\"wp-image-1770\"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/forestlab-19-colli-berici-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/forestlab-19-colli-berici-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/forestlab-19-colli-berici-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/forestlab-19-colli-berici.jpg 1405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: L. Camoriano \/ Piemonte Parchi \u00b7 Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piemonteparchi.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piemonte Parchi<\/a><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<!-- forestlab-project-image:end -->\n\n\n<p>The project establishes a permanent experimental forest in the Commenda area of the Colli Berici, testing planting strategies designed to increase the resilience of new forests under future climatic conditions. The experiment addresses two main questions: which geographic provenance of forest reproductive material performs best under a changing climate, and which planting system provides the best balance among survival, growth, water demand, maintenance and costs. Northern, Central and Southern Italian provenances are compared under two complete planting systems: conventional and Miyawaki-inspired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The available site covers 3,600 m\u00b2. The experimental design uses sixteen 100-m\u00b2 square groups arranged in eight randomized blocks. Each block contains one conventional and one Miyawaki-inspired group, allowing spatial variability to be controlled while maintaining independent replication of both treatments. The six main tree species are Acer campestre, Ostrya carpinifolia, Fraxinus ornus, Prunus avium, Quercus cerris and Quercus pubescens. Three geographic provenances are compared for each species. Secondary tree species and shrubs with different successional, functional and climatic roles are included to promote the long-term development of a mixed, multilayered and natural-looking permanent forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related research lines:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/en\/forest-restoration-rewilding-afforestation\/\">Forest restoration, rewilding and afforestation<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/en\/forest-dynamics-climate-change\/\">Forest dynamics and climate change<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Reports and outputs:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/08\/Fondazione_Gabaldo_Commenda_Progetto_rimboschimento_sperimentale_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Experimental mixed-group afforestation \u2013 Commenda area, preliminary project (July 2026)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026\u20132029 \u00b7 Fondazione Gabaldo \u00b7 University of Milan The project establishes a permanent experimental forest in the Commenda area of the Colli Berici, testing planting strategies designed to increase the resilience of new forests under future climatic conditions. 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