Biology:Sweet chestnut of Gölcük Highland
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| Species | Chestnut (Castanea sativa) |
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| Height | 20m |
| Girth | 10m |
| Diameter | 3m |
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.[1] 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.[2]
The tree was registered a natural monument on September 27, 1994. The protected area of the plant covers 2,500 m2 (27,000 sq ft).[2][3]
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. http://izmir.ormansu.gov.tr/izmir/AnaSayfa/korunanalanlar/tabiat_anitlari.aspx?sflang=tr. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anadolu Kestanesi Tabiat Anıtı" (in Turkish). Alasayvan. http://www.alasayvan.net/dogu-anadolu-bolgesi/380762-anadolu-kestanesi-tabiat-aniti.html. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ↑ "Türkiye'nin Tabiat Anıtları" (in Turkish). Milli Parklar. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160420132227/http://www.milliparklar.gov.tr/belge/ta.pdf. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
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