Editing Pinus heldreichii (section)

==Description==
It is an [[evergreen]] tree up to {{convert|25|–|35|m|abbr=off}} in height, and {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on|frac=2}} in trunk diameter. The bark is smooth pale grey at first, becoming hard and tesselated into small hexagonal to rounded plates (somewhat reminiscent of [[crocodile]] skin) in old trees.

It is a member of the [[hard pine]] group, ''Pinus'' subgenus ''Pinus'', with [[leaves]] ('needles') in fascicles (bundles) of two, with a persistent sheath. They are {{convert|4.5|–|10|cm|abbr=off|frac=4}} long and {{convert|1.5|–|2|mm|frac=32}} thick. [[conifer cone|Cones]] are {{convert|5|–|9|cm|abbr=on|frac=2}} long, with thin, fragile scales; they are dark blue-purple before maturation, turning brown when ripe about 16–18 months after pollination. The {{convert|6|-|7|mm|abbr=on|frac=32}} long [[seed]]s have a {{convert|2|–|2.5|cm|abbr=on|frac=4}} wing and are wind-[[Seed dispersal|dispersed]].<ref name="FarjonPines">{{cite book | last=Farjon | first=Aljos | title=Pines | publisher=Brill | publication-place=Leiden ; Boston | date=2005 | isbn=90-04-13916-8 | page=100–101 }}</ref>
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File:Байкушева мура 01.JPG|Trunk of an old tree ('Baikushev's pine')
File:Pinus heldreichii leg P.Cikovac Jastrebica Mt Orjen.jpg|Bark on an old tree, showing the distinctive "crocodile-skin" pattern
File:2024-07-24 Pinus heldreichii, Park Prirode Blidinje, Jablanica, Herzegovina 1.jpg|Dark purple one-year old cones, and a light brown open cone from the previous year
File:2024-07-24 Pinus heldreichii, Park Prirode Blidinje, Jablanica, Herzegovina 5.jpg|First-year conelets about two months after pollination
File:2024-07-24 Pinus heldreichii, Park Prirode Blidinje, Jablanica, Herzegovina 3.jpg|Mature open cone
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