A sweet chestnut on Tota Mountain, within the boundaries of Kasımlar village in the Sütçüler district of Isparta, was declared a natural monument on 6 September 2002. It is the smallest tree on the province's list: 190 years old, 12 metres tall, with a trunk one metre across and a girth of 3.14 metres.
The protected plot is a tenth of a hectare, with a stated capacity of 14 visitors and four vehicles. Kasımlar village has two monument trees — this chestnut and a large-leaved lime — listed separately in the register.
- Designated
- 6.09.2002
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 09:00 - 17:00
When to go
- Climate
- Across Isparta as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 1.9 °C in January to 23.5 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (86 mm) and lightest in August (14 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
