Baikushev's pine
Baikushev's pine (Bulgarian: Байкушевата мура) is a coniferous tree from the species Pinus heldreichii (Bosnian pine) situated in the Pirin mountains of southwestern Bulgaria. It is named after its discoverer, forest ranger Kostadin Baikushev,[1][2] and is located near the Banderitsa refuge. With an estimated age of about 1,300 years,[1] Baikushev's pine is one of the oldest trees in Europe and is arguably contemporary with Bulgaria's founder, Khan Asparukh. It has a height of 24 m (79 ft), is 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in) in diameter (7.8 m (26 ft) in circumference).[1]
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[edit]- ^ a b c "Pinus heldreichii description". The Gymnosperm Database. 2025-02-22. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "Bulgaria - Whitebark Pine". National Arboretum Canberra. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
41°46′01″N 23°25′23″E / 41.76706°N 23.42309°E
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