Sweet chestnut of Gölcük Highland explained

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.

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