Nature

Plane tree at Arna

Region:
Arna, Laconia
Trees

PLANE TREE AT ARNA

Species: Platanus orientalis

Dimensions: girth 11.92 m / crown diameter 30 m

Age: Centuries-old

Protected Monument of Nature (Government Gazette 178/T.A.A.P./2014)

Details: The native range of the species is from Italy eastward as far as Iran. But it most likely originated east of the Balkans and appears to have arrived in Greece around 1000 BC, where it was able to adapt.

Generations of villagers of Arna grew up in the shade of this historic plane tree, including Panagiotis Giatrakos (1781-1851) who, thanks to his leadership qualities, played an important role on a military and political level both during the Revolution and in the early years of the independent Greek state.

  • Plane tree at Arna

    Plane tree at Arna

    Plane tree at Arna

    Species: Platanus orientalis

    Dimensions: girth 11.92 m / crown diameter 30 m

    Age: Centuries-old

    Protected Monument of Nature (Government Gazette 178/T.A.A.P./2014)

    Details: The native range of the species is from Italy eastward as far as Iran. But it most likely originated east of the Balkans and appears to have arrived in Greece around 1000 BC, where it was able to adapt.

 
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