Trembling aspen (Konya) (original) (raw)

Trembling aspen (Turkish: Titrek Kavak) is an old aspen tree in Konya Province, central Turkey. It is a registered natural monument of the country. The trembling aspen is located inside the Yakamanastır Nature Park at village in Beyşehir district of Konya Province. Its distance to Bademli village is 3 km (1.9 mi) and to Beyşehir town 8 km (5.0 mi). It is a quaking aspen (Populus tremula). The tree is 20 m (66 ft) high, has a circumference of 8 m (26 ft) at 2.50 m (8.2 ft) diameter. Its age is dated to be about 100 years old. Lateral shoots of the old tree are broken by wind.