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Sweet chestnut of Mount Tota

Coordinates: 37°31′04″N 31°09′08″E / 37.51778°N 31.15222°E / 37.51778; 31.15222
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Sweet chestnut of Mount Tota
Sweet chestnut of Mount Tota is located in Turkey
Sweet chestnut of Mount Tota
Sweet chestnut of Mount Tota
Turkey
Coordinates37°31′04″N 31°09′08″E / 37.51778°N 31.15222°E / 37.51778; 31.15222
Height12 m
Girth3.1 m
Diameter1 m

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 12 m (39 ft) high, has a circumference of 3.10 m (10.2 ft) at 1 m (3.3 ft) diameter. Its age is dated to be about 190 years old.[1]

The tree was registered a natural monument on September 6, 2002. The protected area of the plant covers 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft).[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tota Dağı Anadolu Kestanesi Tabiat Anıtı - Isparta" (in Turkish). Tarım Ziraat. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  2. ^ "Türkiye'nin Tabiat Anıtları" (PDF) (in Turkish). Milli Parklar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2017-01-27.