Burcina Park is one of the most important parks in the Northwest for its wealth of ancient and monumental trees.
Among the many species, there are also beautiful specimens of giant redwoods that are encountered a few hairpin bends before the summit.
The planting of these magnificent trees of Sequoia sempervirens dates back to 1848, at the initiative of Giovanni Piacenza (1811-1883), who wanted to celebrate the promulgation of the Albertine Statute in this way. Since this species was introduced to Europe from California around 1840, Burcina specimens were certainly among the first ones planted in Italy.
Such intervention earned Piacenza the praise of Quintino Sella in a 1868 session of parliament (Furno et al., 1996).
Instead, the development of the park as it stands in its present state was the work of his son Felice (1843-1938), who conceived and implemented the renowned rhododendron collection and the liriodendron avenue.
