flora in turkey

FLORA IN

TURKEY

MUCH OF THE COASTAL AND MORE TEMPERATE

AREAS OF TURKEY ARE COVERED IN MAQUIS

(DWARF FOREST) OR RED PINES, WHICH REQUIRE

LITTLE WATER TO TIDE THEM OVER DRY SUMMERS.

MAQUEIS

RED PINE TREE

AT HIGHER ALTITUDES WOODS OF BLACK PINE,

FIR AND CEDAR GROW.

BLACK PINE

FIR TREES

CEDAR TREES

MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE ENABLES THE VALLEYS

AND LOWLANDS TO GROW A RANGE OF TROPICAL

FRUIT KIWIS, BANANAS, AVOCADO AND

MUSHROOMS.

BANANAS AND LEMON TREES

MUSHROOMS

AVOCADO TREES

THE AEGEAN REGION IN PARTICULAR IS KNOWN

FOR ITS OLIVES, GRAPES, COTTON AND TOBACCO.

COTTON AND TOBACCO PLANTS

THE HIGHER SLOPES OF THE VERDANT BLACK SEA

REGION ARE THICK WITH BEECH, OAK, MAPLE,

ALDER, SCOTS PINE.

BEECH TREES

OAK TREES

MAPLE TREE

ALDER TREE

THE NARROW COASTAL STRIP AND LOWER

SLOPES ARE USED TO GROW TEA,

HAZELNUTS, FLAX, MAIZE. ALL OF THESE

PLANTS ARE SUITED TO A TEMPERATE CLIMATE

WITH PLENTY OF RAIN -- NEVER A PROBLEM IN

THE BLACK SEA REGION.

ONE OF THE TEA GARDENS IN THE

BLACK SEA REGION

HAZELNUT TREES

FLAX PLANTS

MAIZE PLANTS

THAT IS ALL FOR NOW ABOUT FLORA IN

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