A detail of Italus, the oldest tree in Europe, at the Pollino National Park, in Cerchiara di Calabria (Cosenza), Italy, 30 October 2019.
Italus is a loricate pine and was discovered in 2017 following a research.
Italus is 1,230 years old, located at an altitude of 1,900 meters above sea level.
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Photos: EPA-EFE/LUIGI SALSINI/ANSA
