Sweet chestnut of Gölcük Highland | |
Map: | Turkey |
Species: | Chestnut |
Binomial: | Castanea sativa |
Location: | Izmir Province |
Height: | 20m |
Girth: | 10m |
Diameter: | 3m |
Coordinates: | 38.2828°N 28.0136°W |
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. It is a sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa). The tree is 20m (70feet) high, has a circumference of 10m (30feet) at 3m (10feet) diameter. Its age is dated to be about 600 years old.
The tree was registered a natural monument on September 27, 1994. The protected area of the plant covers 2500m2.