Cornus mas
The garden was established in 1987, and named in honor of Italy's first heart donor. In collaboration with the University of Padua, the garden aims to conserve genomes of traditional varieties of fruit plants now in danger of extinction. It contains about 100 plants representing 24 species, including "Cornus mas", "Corylus avellana", "Crataegus azarolus", "Cydonia oblonga", "Diospyros kaki", "Ficus carica", "Juglans regia", "Laurus nobilis", "Malus domestica", "Morus alba", "Prunus armeniaca", "Prunus avium", "Prunus cerasifera", "Prunus cerasus", "Prunus domestica", "Prunus mahaleb", "Prunus persica", "Prunus spinosa", "Punica granatum", "Pyrus communis", "Rosa canina", "Rubus ulmifolius", "Vitis labrusca", and "Ziziphus jujuba".