Sweet chestnut of Mount Tota

Turkey · built 2002

Sweet chestnut of Mount Tota (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. 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).

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