Site:AR34
REINFFORCE - Arboretum - Sintra
Municipality: Sintra
Region: Centro
Country: Portugal
Website: http://www.isa.utl.pt/cef/ForEcoGen/3_proj_ong.html
Partner in charge of the site: ISA
Site characteristics
Altitude (m): 400
Topography: middle slope
Orientation: NW
Slope: 19.0
Hydrology: Site is situated in the Tagus hydrographic basin. The lower part of site is 5-10 m apart from seasonal water course, which flows along the site margin
South containment: 0
Soil type: LEPTOSOLS
Soil sub-type: cambic
Parent rock: acid to intermediate plutonic rocks
Soil depth (cm): 60
Climate
Average temperature (°C): 13.6
Average precipitation (mm): 1019
Number of frost days: 1
Reference period for climatic data: 1970-2000
History of the site
The arboretum site is located in the Sintra – Cascais Natural Park. The terrain is public property, administrated by Parques de Sintra – Monte da Lua (PSML). PSML showed great interest when presented with the possibility to install the proposed structure. Collaborating with PSML, which has several ongoing projects in forestry research and environmental education, allows for the structure to be properly maintained, for educational and REINFFORCE research porpuse,. The arboretum is divided in 2 groups of parcels, located inside 2 walled sites : -P1, in Tapada das Roças previously occupied by Acacia sp. and Pitosporum undulatum.; -P2, in Tapada do Mouco, previously occupied by Eucalyptus globulus, Acacia sp. and Pitosporum undulatum. Soil preparation for arboretum installation was initiated in June 2012, consisting mainly in cutting Acacia sp., Pitosporum undulatum, and spontaneous vegetation removal/ control. 
