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Sweet chestnut of Gölcük Highland

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The sweet chestnut of Gölcük Highland (Turkish: Anadolu Kestanesi) is a very old chestnut tree in İzmir Province, western Turkey. It is a registered natural monument of the country. The chestnut tree is located at Gölcük Highland in Ödemiş district of İzmir Province. It is a sweet chestnut (Castanea

sativa). The tree is 20 m (66 ft) high, has a circumference of 10 m (33 ft) at 3 m (9.8 ft) 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 2,500 m2 (27,000 sq ft).

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