Quercus cerris
The garden stands atop Mount Murlo (365 m) within the Caprione promontory, hills dividing the gulf of La Spezia from the Magra river plain. It contains plants indigenous to the region, including "Arbutus unedo", "Phillyrea latifolia", "Pinus halepensis", "Pistacia lentiscus", "Rhamnus alaternus", "Quercus cerris", "Quercus ilex", "Quercus pubescens", as well as "Psoralea bituminosa", "Ruta angustifolia", and "Thymus vulgaris".