Gümeli Porsuğu Explained

Gümeli Porsuğu is a yew tree (Taxus baccata) growing high in Zonguldak district of Black Sea Region, in Turkey. As of 2019, it was estimated to be 4,115 years old.[1] [2] [3]

The region where the tree is located was included within the borders of Gümeli Nature Monument on July 14, 2016.[4] The Gümeli yew tree was also registered as a Memorial Tree on April 2, 2018.[5]

The age of the Gümeli Porsuğu was estimated between 1950 and 2000 according to the calculation made by İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Orman Botaniği Anabilim Dalı Dendrokronoloji Laboratuvarı (Dendrochronology Laboratory of Istanbul University Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forestry), using 2 increment items taken from the same tree in 2017.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dünyanın en yaşlı porsuk ağacı Zonguldak'ta. www.trthaber.com. 2020-01-24.
  2. Web site: Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi. www.ktu.edu.tr. 2020-01-05. 2020-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724065954/http://www.ktu.edu.tr/ormanmuhendisligi-etkinlik13857. dead.
  3. Web site: Oldest yew tree found in Turkey’s north, . July 9, 2016.
  4. https://s3.amazonaws.com/crowdspring3-production/project_files/42/99aacd3328a84e319889b4080276711e.pdf Gümeli Tabiat Anıtı Yönetim Planı Analitik Etüt ve Sentez Raporu
  5. Web site: Çevre Ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı Zonguldak'ta 4 Bin 113 Yaşındaki Porsuk Ağacını Tescilledi. www.csb.gov.tr. 2020-02-28. 2019-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190823222607/http://www.csb.gov.tr/cevre-ve-sehircilik-bakanligi-zonguldakta-4-bin-113-yasindaki-porsuk-agacini-tescilledi-bakanlik-faaliyetleri-23182. dead.
  6. https://www.ormancilardernegi.org/UserFiles/file/OrAv030418_compressed.pdf “Zonguldak-Alaplı’daki anıt porsuk (Taxus baccata L.) ağacı gerçekten 4.112 yaşında mı?”