The Arboretum du Ruscas is an

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located in the ''Domaine de Ruscas'' (''Forêt du Dom'') in

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, Var,

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. The arboretum was created in 1977, and contains 15 specimens representing 11 varieties of trees including ''

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References

Bruno Fady and Jean Thevenet, ''Les arboretums: un outil de recherche et d'éducation sur la biodiversité forestière : Le cas de l'arboretum du Ruscas''
''Forêt méditerranéenne'', 2006, vol. 27, no3, pp. 235–246. ISSN 0245-484X.
Bruno Fady, M. Arbez, P. Fernandès, "Variability of Juvenile Greek Firs and Stability of Characteristics with Age", Silvae Genetica, 40, 3/4, 1991.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721021607/http://www.symposcience.fr/exl-doc/colloque/ART-00002051.pdf Stéphanie Brachet, "Creation of a French network of Arboreta to improve the coordination of ex situ resources" (French)]
Observatoire Marin: ''Arboretum du Ruscas dans la forêt du Dom - La Môle'' (French)
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