Trees in native environment, Malyovitsa, Rila Mountains, Bulgaria.
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Gymnospermae
Division:
Pinophyta
Class:
Pinopsida
Order:
Pinales
Family:
Pinaceae
Genus:
Pinus
Subgenus:
P. subg. Strobus
Section:
P. sect. Quinquefoliae
Subsection:
P. subsect. Strobus
Species:
P. peuce
Binomial name
Pinus peuce
Griseb.
Distribution range of Pinus peuce
Pinus peuce (Macedonian pine[2] or Balkan pine[3]) (Serbo-Croatian and Macedonian: молика, molika; Bulgarian: бяла мура, byala mura) is a species of pine native to the mountains of North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, the extreme southwest of Serbia, and the extreme north of Greece,[4][5][6] growing typically at (600-) 1,000-2,200 (-2,300) m altitude. It often reaches the alpine tree line in this area. The mature size is up to 35–40 m height, and 1.5 m trunk diameter.[4][5] However, the height of the tree diminishes strongly near the upper tree line and may even obtain shrub sizes.[7]
It is a member of the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, and like all members of that group, the leaves ('needles') are in fascicles (bundles) of five, with a deciduous sheath. They are 6–11 cm long. Its pine cones are mostly 8–16 cm long, occasionally up to 20 cm long, green at first, becoming yellow-brown when mature, with broad, flat to downcurved scales. The 6–7 mm long seeds have a 2 cm wing and can be wind-dispersed, but are also very often dispersed by spotted nutcrackers.[4][5]
^Farjon, A. (2017). "Pinus peuce". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34193A95751594. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34193A95751594.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^BSBI List 2007(xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^Michael Dirr - Dirr's Hardy trees and shrubs: an illustrated encyclopedia, , Timber Press, 1997, ISBN 9780881924046, page. 282
^ abcFarjon, A. (2005). Pines. Drawings and descriptions of the genus Pinus, ed.2. Brill, Leiden ISBN 90-04-13916-8.
^ abcGymnosperm Database Pinus peuce
^Critchfield, W. B., & Little, E. L. (1966). Geographic distribution of the pines of the World. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service Misc. Publ. 991.
^Alexandrov, A. & Andonovski, V. (2011), Macedonian pine - Pinus peuce: Technical guidelines for genetic conservation and use(PDF), European Forest Genetic Resources Programme, p. 6 pp
Pinuspeuce (Macedonian pine or Balkan pine) (Serbo-Croatian and Macedonian: молика, molika; Bulgarian: бяла мура, byala mura) is a species of pine native...
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following fires, black spruce can take over stands of faster growing jack pine (Pinus banksiana) by virtue of its ability to grow in partially shaded conditions...
Pinus monticola × P. peuce – Western white pine × Balkan pine Pinuspeuce × P. strobus – Balkan pine × eastern white pine Pinuspeuce × P. parviflora – Balkan...
the presence is especially significant of the five-needle pine molica, Pinuspeuce - a unique species of Cenozoic age being present on only a few mountains...
and Pinus gerardiana spread among it. Research has suggested similarities between Pinus wallichiana found in the meadows with a sister species, Pinus peuce...
pine Pinus heldreichii - Bosnian pine Pinus mugo - Mountain pine Pinus nigra - European black pine, Austrian pine Pinuspeuce - Macedonian pine Pinus pinaster...
borisii-regis), Macedonian pine (Pinuspeuce) and Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii). The largest area is occupied by dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo) – 59.62 km2, Macedonian...
mountain pine (Pinus mugos). Conifers like the snakeskin pine (Pinus heldreichii) are on carbonate rocks and the Macedonian pine (Pinuspeuce) of silicates...
attractions in the area owing also to the century-old endemic Macedonian pine (Pinuspeuce) forests surrounding it. Skakavitsa Peak on Graham Land in Antarctica...
among which is the rarest species of pine, known as Macedonian pine or pinuspeuce. It is also the location of a well-known ski resort. Covering an area...
and the coniferous — by Macedonian pine (Pinuspeuce), Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). The subalpine line is mainly...
The coniferous forests are dominated by Pinus nigra subsp. nigra var. pallasiana, Pinus heldreichii, Pinuspeuce, Abies cephalonica, A. alba and A. borisii-regis...
Tsarichina Reserve. Around the peak's area is located the largest forests of Pinuspeuce in the Balkan Mountains. Tourist at 2,200 m. Panorama - Vezhen Peak is...
Macedonian pine (Pinuspeuce) и Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). The sub-Alpine zone up to 2,500 m is covered by dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo) and common...
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