The second juniper at Kayı village is the oldest of the four protected there: an estimated 730 years, against 665 for the first, 645 for the third and 520 for the fourth, which is registered under the name Kayı Ardıcı. At 12 metres it shares the greatest height with that fourth tree. All four were registered together on 4 April 2001; this one covers 0.01 hectares.
Its general appearance is recorded as well-formed. It stands on mid-slope ground under the inner Anatolian climate. Capacity is 20 visitors and one vehicle.
The village lies 83 kilometres from Eskişehir, and the tree is on the main road.
- Designated
- 6.05.2003
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 08:00 - 18:00
When to go
- Climate
- Across Eskişehir as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 0.2 °C in January to 22.1 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in April (44 mm) and lightest in August (11 mm). Long-term means for 1991-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
