Sweet chestnut of Ovacık village
Sweet chestnut of Ovacık village | |
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Species | Chestnut (Castanea sativa) |
Location | Turkey |
Height | 18m |
Girth | 8.7m |
Diameter | 2.8m |
Sweet chestnut of Ovacık village (Turkish: Ovacık Köyü 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 Ovacık Highland close to village in Bayındır district of Izmir Province. It is a sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa). The tree is 18 m (59 ft) high, has a circumference of 8.70 m (28.5 ft) at 2.80 m (9.2 ft) diameter. Its age is dated to be about 500 years old.[1]
The tree was registered a natural monument on February 21, 1995. The protected area of the plant covers 2,500 m2 (27,000 sq ft).[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Ovacık Köyü Anadolu Kestanesi Tabiat Anıtı - İzmir" (in Turkish). Tarım Ziraat. 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.
Categories:
- İzmir Province
- Natural monuments of Turkey
- Protected areas established in 1995
- 1995 establishments in Turkey
- Bayındır District
- Individual trees in Turkey
- Tree stubs
- Izmir Province geography stubs
- Protected area stubs