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Ulukavak Natural Monument is a single poplar in Kamiscik village, Çekerek district, Yozgat province, declared on 9 November 1994. The protected ground is 0.02 hectares. Villagers believe that the grave of a holy man lies beneath the tree, and the directorate records the belief as theirs.
The page does not give the tree's height, girth or age, and it is not consistent about the species either: it names the poplar as akkavak, the white poplar, while giving the scientific name of the aspen, Populus tremula. The two are different trees.
Swift, kestrel, goldfinch, magpie and sparrow are seen around it. There are picnic tables on the site, and the directorate says the ground around the tree is used for picnicking, mostly in spring and summer. Capacity is 30 visitors and five vehicles, with hours of 08:00 to 20:00.
Çekerek is reached by road from Yozgat.
- Designated
- 9.11.1994
