Bosnian pine

It is a member of the hard pine group, Pinus subgenus Pinus, with leaves in fascicles of two, with a persistent sheath. They are 4.5–10 cm long and 1.5–2 mm thick. Bosnian Pine cones are 5–9 cm long, with thin, fragile scales; they are dark blue-purple before maturation, turning brown when ripe about 16-18 months after pollination. The 6–7 mm long seeds have a 2–2.5 cm wing and are wind-dispersed.

Pinus heldreichii on Orjen. The Bosnian Pine (Pinus heldreichii, synonym P. leucodermis; family Pinaceae) is a species of pine that occurs in the mountains of southeastern Europe, in southwestern Bulgaria, Bosnia, Albania, the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, northern Greece (south to Mount Olympus), and locally in southern Italy (it is the symbol of the Pollino National Park), growing at 900–2,500 m altitude. It often reaches the alpine tree line in this area. More

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