摘要:AbstractThere is a nearly 250 years old and 13 meters tall maple with a girth of 2.5 m on Gölkırağı Hill, located in the northwest of Kuyucak Village which is situated in Burhaniye district of Balıkesir. This maple is a dimensionally, aesthetically, and floristically valuable natural asset which is also a monumental tree. This study was conducted in order to determine the features of this maple, reveal its regional and Turkey-wide value, and monumentalize and protect it.