The Mountain pine forest

The Mountain pine forest (Russian: Горный сосняк на отложениях палеогена) - is a natural monument of Russia (Protected areas of Ulyanovsk Oblast).

The Mountain pine forest
Map showing the location of The Mountain pine forest
Map showing the location of The Mountain pine forest
Location in Ulyanovsk Oblast
LocationSengileevsky area, Ulyanovsk, Russia
Coordinates54°00′14″N 48°39′46″E / 54.00389°N 48.66278°E / 54.00389; 48.66278
Area0.0012 km2 (0.00046 sq mi)
Established1988

Basic features of nature edit

25 metres high vegetation of pine, linden and birch trees. Bushy flora: cherries, spindle tree, broom, kizilnik, lazurnik. Grassy tier: veynik, lily of the valley, orlyak, pyrethrum. All forms of fellings, girder and pasturing of cattle are forbidden. Because of lack of financing researching and scientific work is not conducing.

Bases for creation edit

Age of 130 years of a natural origin. Nature protection value preservation of ancient pine forests on stony adjournment and rare kinds of a bush.

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