Monuments and monumental trees of Datça, Marmaris, Ula, Köyceğiz (Muğla)

This study was carried out to determine monumental trees in Datça, Marmaris, Ula and Köyceğiz districts of Muğla province. In the said research, 29 Plane Trees (Platanus orientalis L.), 7 Olives (Olea europaea), 4 Gum Trees (Pistasia lentincus), 3 1 Acorn Oak (Quercus ithaburensis), 2 Anatolian Sweetgum Trees (Liquidambar orientalis), 1 Hairy Oak (Quercus cerris), 1 Holm Oak (Quercus ilex), 1 Carob (Ceratonia siliqua), 1 Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) and 1 Datça Date Tree (Phoenix theoprastii) have been identified as monumental trees. 12 of these trees are in Datça, 20 in Marmaris, 6 in Ula and 12 in Köyceğiz. While the oldest tree of the identified species is 6000+ years old, the youngest tree is 150+ years old. While the tallest tree is 35 m, the shortest tree is 10 m. While the highest body diameter is 385 cm, the lowest body diameter is 70 cm.