Gümeli Porsuğu

Gümeli Porsuğu, is yew tree (Taxus baccata) growing high in Zonguldak district of Black Sea Region, in Turkey. It is estimated to be 4,115 years old.[1][2][3]

Gümeli Porsuğu in 2016

The region where the tree is located was included within the borders of Gümeli Nature Monument on July 14, 2016.[4] The Gümeli yew tree was also registered as a Memorial Tree on April 2, 2018.[5]

The age of the Gümeli Porsuğu was estimated between 1950-2000 according to the calculation made by İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Orman Botaniği Anabilim Dalı Dendrokronoloji Laboratuvarı (Dendrochronology Laboratory of Istanbul University Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forestry), using 2 increment items taken from the same tree in 2017.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Dünyanın en yaşlı porsuk ağacı Zonguldak'ta". www.trthaber.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  2. "Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi". www.ktu.edu.tr. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  3. "Oldest yew tree found in Turkey's north,". Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  4. Gümeli Tabiat Anıtı Yönetim Planı Analitik Etüt ve Sentez Raporu, 2017, Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar Genel Müdürlüğü
  5. "Çevre Ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı Zonguldak'ta 4 Bin 113 Yaşındaki Porsuk Ağacını Tescilledi". www.csb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  6. “Zonguldak-Alaplı’daki anıt porsuk (Taxus baccata L.) ağacı gerçekten 4.112 yaşında mı?”, Orman ve Av Dergisi, Year: 2018 I Mart – Nisan, Volume: 2, Issue: 96 , Pages:11-19
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