Sweet chestnut of Ovacık village

Sweet chestnut of Ovacık village (Ovacık Köyü 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 Ovacık Highland close to Ovacık village in Kemalpaşa district of İzmir Province. It is a sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa). The tree is 18 m high, has a circumference of 8.70 m at 2.80 m diameter. Its age is dated to be about 500 years old.

The tree was registered a natural monument on February 21, 1995. The protected area of the plant covers 2500 m2.