Sweet Chestnut (Gölcük Highland)
The sweet chestnut of Gölcük Highland (Turkish: Anadolu Kestanesi) is a very old chestnut tree in Izmir Province, western Turkey. It is a registered natural monument of the country.
The chestnut tree is located at Gölcük Highland in Ödemiş district of Izmir Province. It is a sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa). The tree is 20 m (66 ft) high, has a circumference of 10 m (33 ft) at 3 m (9.8 ft) diameter. Its age is dated to be about 600 years old.
The tree was registered a natural monument on September 27, 1994. The protected area of the plant covers 2,500 m (27,000 sq ft).
See also
- Hundred Horse Chestnut: an individual chestnut tree in Italy
References
- ^ "Tabiat Anıtları" (in Turkish). Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı - IV Bölge Müdürlüğü - İzmir Şube Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ "Anadolu Kestanesi Tabiat Anıtı" (in Turkish). Alasayvan. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ "Türkiye'nin Tabiat Anıtları" (PDF) (in Turkish). Milli Parklar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2017-01-28.