National gene conservation unit number: BG 007
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2021
Date of the most recent visit: 2021

Location

Unit country: Bulgaria
Unit province or state: Bulgaria
Unit department or county: Blagoevgrad
Unit municipality: Katunci
Unit local name: Goleshevo
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1559 - 1573
Unit surface area [ha]: 0.3
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):41.4119 | Longitude (Decimal): 23.6127

Soil: Lithic Leptosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 0.762

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Fagus sylvatica; Pinus heldreichii; Pinus nigra; Pinus sylvestris; Populus alba; Populus tremula
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus heldreichii

Unit type: -

Target species: Pinus heldreichii
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 20%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 15 - 50
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Sporadic

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-nature forestry