Volume 3

Third Day

High up to the Toros Mts.

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Antalya Bay morning

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Antalya Bay morning

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Antalya Bay morning

The way up to 1500 meters

Pinus brutia seedlings are growing on the rockside

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Up to Irmasan Pinus brutia

Pinus brutia

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Pinus brutia

Pinus brutia forest closes over 400 meters

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Pinus brutia forest 400 m

Pinus brutia forests at 800 meters

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Pinus brutia 800 m

900 meters with mixed forest

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900 m

Juniperus excelsa forest

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Juniperus excelsa

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Pinus brutia forests

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Akseki-Irmasan Gecidi by taxi

1300 meters, the first Cedrus libani

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Cedrus libani 1300 m

1100-1200 meters, Quercus coccifera forest

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Quercus coccifera forest

1300-1400 meters, Mixed populations of Juniperus drupacea, Juniperus excelsa and Abies cilicica

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Juniperus excelsa, drupacea, Abies cilicica 1300-1400 m

1400 meters, Abies cilicica, Juniperus excelsa, Juniperus drupacea

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Juniperus excelsa, drupacea, Abies cilicica 1400 m

1400 meters, Abies cilicica, Juniperus excelsa, Juniperus drupacea

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Juniperus excelsa, drupacea, Abies cilicica 1400 m

1400-1500 meters, Abies cilicica overall, some Cedrus libani

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A. cilicica, single Cedrus libani 1400-1500 m

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Abies cilicica forest 1500 m

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Abies cilicica forest 1500 m

1400-1500 meters, Juniperus drupacea

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Juniperus drupacea, Cedrus libani 1400-1500 m

Over 1400 Abies cilicica, Juniperus excelsa, Juniperus drupacea

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Abies cilicica, Juniperus excelsa, drupacea 1400+

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Cedrus libani forest 1500+

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Cedrus libani 1500+

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Cedrus libani forest 1500+

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Cedrus libani forest 1500+

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Cedrus libani, Juniperus excelsa

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Cedrus libani, Abies cilicica

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Cedrus libani

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Cedrus libani, Irmasan Gecidi Pass 1526 m

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Cedrus libani

Great finds around the Irmasan Gecidi Pass

Cedrus libani Aksakal, a silver giant standing in the rock. A Z5 cedar.

2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Irmasan Gecidi, 1600 m Toros Mts., TUR

An ornamental, broad, regular globose crown, massive trunk. Quick silver foliage, 3-4 cm long needles, barrel like 8-10 cm long cones. Blizzards and lower as -20 Celsius winter winds trained.

Cedrus libani Aksakal

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Cedrus libani Aksakal

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Cedrus libani Aksakal

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Cedrus libani Aksakal

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Cedrus libani Aksakal

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Cedrus libani Aksakal

Cedrus libani Tree to Heaven as towering over the Abies cilicica forests peace. A Z5 cedar.

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Cedrus libani Tree to Heaven

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Cedrus libani Tree to Heaven

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Cedrus libani Tree to Heaven, Abies cilicica

Juniperus polycarpos Hontalan, a homeless juniper among the cedars. This giant specimen was found in 2006, now documented with an estimated age of 1000 years.

Juniperus polycarpos Hontalan

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Juniperus polycarpos Hontalan

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Juniperus polycarpos Hontalan

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Juniperus polycarpos Hontalan

Cedrus libani Blue Mast

2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Irmasan Gecidi, 1600 m Toros Mts., TUR

To 20 meters height straight trunk, tight crown with horizontal, short boughs. Bright silver foliage, long needles. In living area five months winters, strong winds and too mutch snow.

Cedrus libani Blue Mast

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Cedrus libani Blue Mast

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Cedrus libani Blue Mast

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Cedrus libani Blue Mast

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Cedrus libani Blue Mast

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Cedrus libani Blue Mast

Life on the Irmasan Gecidi

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Cedrus libani

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Abies cilicica trunk

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Cedrus libani

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Cedrus libani

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Cedrus libani

Discovered in 2006, now documented. She is really a Good Girl sitting on a rock since centuries.

Juniperus drupacea Good Girl

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Juniperus drupacea Good Girl

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Juniperus drupacea �Good Girl�

Abies cilicica trunk deep in the rocks

Juniperus polycarpos Hontalan on the hilltop since about 1000 years

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Juniperus polycarpos Hontalan

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Juniperus polycarpos Hontalan

Juniperus foetidissima Buksi

2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Irmasan Gecidi Pass, 1600 m, TUR

A seedling dwarf, max 1 meter in height, very fine, thin sprouts, without leader. Bright green color, 3-5 cm (1-2 inch) growths a year. Scales very nearly lays oneself down on axis. Stands very extended, windish and could, very good hardiness.

Juniperus foetidissima Buksi

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Juniperus foetidissima Buksi

Juniperus foetidissima Hegylako

2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Irmasan Gecidi Pass, 1600 m, TUR

A multitrunked, relative thin sprouted plant in 2 m height. Scales less prickly than the type, bright green. Stands most exposed, windish and cold, excellent hardiness. Slow growing.

Juniperus foetidissima Hegylako

Juniperus foetidissima Hegylako

Juniperus drupacea Bad Boy

Selected in 2006, now documented.

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Juniperus drupacea Bad Boy

Juniperus drupacea

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Juniperus drupacea

Cedrus libani, triple trunked

Cedrus libani, double trunked

Farewell to Irmasan Gecidi

This centuries aged old cedar guards the strange rocky world of the Toros Mts.

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Cedrus libani

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Cedrus libani

Cedrus libani, a hopeful grey youngster

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Cedrus libani young blue

HTJ and Zsolt