Sweet chestnut of Mount Tota

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.

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).