Sweet chestnut of Mount Tota | |
Map: | Turkey |
Location: | Turkey |
Height: | 12 m |
Girth: | 3.1 m |
Diameter: | 1 m |
Coordinates: | 37.5178°N 31.1522°W |
Sweet chestnut of Mount Tota (Turkish: Tota Dağı Anadolu Kestanesi) is an old chestnut tree in Isparta Province, western Turkey. It is a registered natural monument of the country.
The chestnut tree is located on Mount Tota at Kasımlar village in Sütçüler district of Isparta Province. It is a sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa). The tree is 12m (39feet) high, has a circumference of 3.1m (10.2feet) at 1m (03feet) diameter. Its age is dated to be about 190 years old.
The tree was registered a natural monument on September 6, 2002. The protected area of the plant covers 1000m2.