Volume 4

Fourth Day

The way up to Sagalassos

Alaca Dag from Hasiyurt (Dag means Mountain in turkish)

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Alaca Dag

Cupressus sempervirens in the foreground

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Alaca Dag

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Alaca Dag

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Alaca Dag

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Alaca Dag

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Olympos National Park

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Olympos National Park

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Up to Alaca Dag

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Between Aglasun and Sagalassos, the way to Ak Dag Mt. (White Mt.)

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Akdag

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Akdag

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Akdag, Aglasun Valley

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The Akdag

Akdag and Aglasun Valley

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Akdag and Aglasun Valley

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Oaks in the valley

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Papaver

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The ancient ruines of Sagalassos

Sagalassos, Lower agora

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Ruines

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Sagalassos, Lower agora

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A house with Cedrus libanis in the valley

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Cedrus libani on the hillside

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Young Phlomis fruticosa, 1650 m

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Young Phlomis fruticosa, 1650 m

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Quecus coccifera, far behind Cerus libani

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Quercus coccifera, 1650 m

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Acantholimon

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Acantholimon

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Quercus calliprinos

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Quercus calliprinos

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Quercus calliprinos

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Quercus calliprinos

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Quercus calliprinos

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Quercus calliprinos

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Ruines, Phlomis and Cedrus libani far behind

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Quercus calliprinos

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Quercus calliprinos

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A planted Cedrus libani looks around the valley

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Beside the turkish flag

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Sagalassos map from bird�s eye

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Juiperus excelsa on the Akdag, 1650-1900 m

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From here comes a new selection

Juniperus excelsa Highlander � photo not yet available

2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Ak Dag over Sagalassos 1700 m, TUR

3-4 m in height, regular conical habit. Grey bark on trunk, strong peel. Boughs and twigs also in grey color, axis of sprouts bright brown. Sprouts silvery grey with blue touch. In this altitude minimum temperature in January below -30 Celsius and average in January -5,8 Celsius. This plant brings a perfect hardiness to Z5.

Sagalassos ruines with Quecus coccifera in the foreground

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Cedrus libani forest over 1700 meters

Cedrus libani Sagalassos 2nd group 1750 m

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Cedrus libani planted stands

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Cedrus libani

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Cedrus libani

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Sagalassos 1800 m

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From this area there are some very extreme lebanon cedar selections. At this point of the expedition HTJ had to choose: photographeing or collecting scions on the hanging slope. The descriptions are ready for the following new cultivars.

Cedrus libani Aglasun

2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Ak Dag, over Sagalassos 1700 m, TUR

A young plant in zone where in January the average of temperature is -5,8 C and minimum temperature is below -30 Celsius. Conical, regular habit, short, bright green needles, like a Cedrus brevifolia. Without cones. Bark dull grey, twigs are thin, red-brown.

Cedrus libani Agora

2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Ak Dag, over Sagalassos 1700 m, TUR

60-100 years old plant in zone -30 C minimum temperature. Bright, medium green, 2-3 cm long needles, red-brown twigs. Slow growing, regular, conical habit, because from NE cold winds boughs on those site are shorter. No cones.

Cedrus libani Ak Dag

2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Ak Dag, NE from Sagalassos, 1850 m, TUR

Very limited plants endured from original forest in this altitude after devastation in roman age in ancient times. This relict in all January tolerates -30 -35 C and all years in 7 months occurs frost /subalpin climate in middle of Mediterraneum/. Slow growing, stubby figure. Bright-green, 2-3 cm long needles, short, thin twigs in redbrown. The bark nearly black, rough. It may 50 or 90 years old. No cones.

Cedrus libani Antonius

2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Ak Dag, NE from Sagalassos 1850 m, TUR

An other plant from relictum-zone, out of subalpin climate. Young � between 30 and 60, slow. Trunk by foot surprising bulky. Twigs are thin, red-brown, needles bright-green, rigid, short. Named after Antonius Pius, ceasar of the Roman Empire in the 2nd century, who has a cult even today there. No cones.

Aglasun Valley view from 1600 meters down to 800

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Finally I have to say many thanks to HTJ for his new discovery enterprise, which brought nearly 40 new conifer selections, and documentation for 5 earlier selected ones. I hope, his work will realize a nice success in the conifering of Z5 � even to Z4 - and dry continental areas of the world. This finding will help to introduce unirrigated gardens, parks. This selections could kill the water.

Thanks for your attention

HTJ and Zsolt