Sweet chestnut of Ovacık village

Very old chestnut tree in İzmir Province, western Turkey
Sweet chestnut of Ovacık village
SpeciesChestnut (Castanea sativa)
LocationTurkey
Height18m
Girth8.7m
Diameter2.8m

Sweet chestnut of Ovacık village (Turkish: Ovacık Köyü Anadolu Kestanesi) is a very old chestnut tree in İzmir Province, western Turkey. It is a registered natural monument of the country.

The chestnut tree is located at Ovacık Highland close to Ovacık village in Kemalpaşa district of İzmir 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

  1. ^ a b "Ovacık Köyü Anadolu Kestanesi Tabiat Anıtı - İzmir" (in Turkish). Tarım Ziraat. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  2. ^ "Türkiye'nin Tabiat Anıtları" (PDF) (in Turkish). Milli Parklar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
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