Editing Pinus heldreichii (section)

== Longevity ==
A tree in Northern Greece was dated as 1,075 years old in 2016.<ref>New Scientist magazine issue 27th Aug 2016 page 7</ref>

What is believed to be the oldest known living tree in Europe has been discovered in a remote mountainous area of the [[Pollino National Park]] in southern Italy. It is a Heldreich's pine estimated at 1,230 years. Much of its core has turned to dust, but there is enough new growth to confirm it is still alive.<ref name="NatGeo">{{cite magazine |date=25 May 2018 |title=Oldest European Tree Found—And It's Having a Growth Spurt |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/oldest-tree-europe-italy-pine-climate-science |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921224528/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/oldest-tree-europe-italy-pine-climate-science |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |magazine=National Geographic |access-date=17 February 2022 |author-last=Ceurstemont |author-first=Sandrine}}</ref>

A notable specimen in the [[Pirin]] Mountains of Bulgaria, known as [[Baikushev's pine]], is {{convert|24|m|abbr=on}} tall, {{convert|2.2|m|abbr=on}} in diameter, and is estimated to be over 1300 years old.<ref>{{cite web |title=Байкушевата мура – най-старото иглолистно дърво в България {{!}} Географ.БГ |date=22 July 2015 |url=https://geograf.bg/bg/article/baykushevata-mura-nay-staroto-iglolistno-drvo-v-blgariya}}</ref>