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This nursery is specialized in the production and distribution of Mediterranean, subtropical and arid climate plants. It’s a large facility established founded by Venerando Faro fifty years ago; today, it is run by his sons Mario and Michele.
It produces Mediterranean and exotic plants of Mediterranean, subtropical and arid climate origins.

Piante Faro owns 1.235 acres of crops, including some 100 acres dedicated to greenhouses – it includes 15 different companies, located in Sicily and Tunisia. It cultivates more than 800 species and 5000 varieties, exported to 60 countries and often used in important projects around the world.

The collection of mother plants is absolutely wonderful, located mostly in the Giarre facility and used for reproduction purposes: it includes several members of the Cicadeae family (Cycas, Macrozamia and Enchefaloartos), tree ferns and palms.

The headquarters of Piante Faro can be found on Via Pezzagni (Aci Sant’Antonio); the company also offers gardening, interior landscaping and park/garden restoration services.

Piante Faro has actually established the Radicepura Foundation, aimed at enhancing the local environment and culture and currently managing a large botanical park and a biennial festival of Mediterranean landscaping.

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