Baikushev's pine ( bg, Байкушевата мура) (also known as the Baikushev white fir, or the Baikushev fir) is a coniferous tree from the species
Bosnian pine
''Pinus heldreichii'' (synonym ''P. leucodermis''; family Pinaceae), the Bosnian pine or Heldreich’s pine, is a species of pine native to mountainous areas of the Balkans and southern Italy.
Description
It is an evergreen tree up to in heigh ...
(''Pinus heldreichii'') situated in
Pirin
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, southwestern
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
. It is named after its discoverer, forest ranger Kostadin Baikushev,
and is located near the Banderitsa refuge. With an approximate age of about 1,300 years,
Baikushev's pine is one of the oldest trees in the world and is a contemporary of Bulgaria's founder, Khan
Asparukh. It has a height of 26 m, is 2.2 m in diameter and 7.8m in circumference.
See also
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Granit Oak
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List of oldest trees
This is a list of the oldest-known trees, as reported in reliable sources. Definitions of what constitutes an individual tree vary. In addition, tree ages are derived from a variety of sources, including documented "tree-ring" (dendrochronologica ...
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List of individual trees
The following is a list of notable trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as ...
References
Pirin
Individual pine trees
Individual trees in Bulgaria
Pinus taxa by common names
Oldest trees
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