Ana Ardıç (Main Juniper) | |
Map: | Turkey |
Map Width: | 260 |
Relief: | yes |
Label: | Ana Ardıç (Main Juniper) |
Label Position: | right |
Location: | Kozpınarı, Çamlıyayla, Mersin Province, Turkey |
Coordinates: | 37.2661°N 34.5614°W |
Ana Ardıç (literally “main juniper”) is a monumental tree in Turkey which is included in the list of natural monuments of Turkey.
The tree is in Kozpınarı location of Toros Mountains at an altitude of . Administratively, it is in Çamlıyayla ilçe (district) of Mersin Province. Its distance to Çamlıyayla is about and to Mersin is .
As of 2015 the tree was 1107 years old.[1] Its height is and the diameter of its trunk is .On 29 September 1994 the tree was declared a natural monument.[2]