Weekend tours to Charyn National Park -
Guide and guide to natural parks of Almaty region and Kazakhstan -
Charyn ash grove (fairytale magical forest) - a grove of trees such as poplar, ash, Turanian willow, an unusual natural forest of different trees. The grove contains Sogdian ash, a relict tree that lives for over 400 years and grows only in Kazakhstan. The grove is especially beautiful in spring and early summer, when the trees bloom after a long winter period, trees grow along the Charyn River. This object is included in the UNESCO register as a specially protected object of the Charyn Nature Reserve. According to scientists, the grove originated in the region in ancient times, about 20 million years ago.
How to get there, visit -
The Charyn ash grove is located 230 kilometers from the city of Almaty on the territory of the Charyn National Natural Park in the Sarytogai tract, Uyghur district, Almaty region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
GPS coordinates: 43°36'25"N 79°20'2"E
Information -
The ash grove on Charyn was included in the register of specially protected sites in 1954, so when traveling around the region you must follow the rules; cutting down trees, making fires, and littering the territory is prohibited. To see the ash grove, we will need at least one day; traveling to the grove we will visit the Charyn National Park and the Charyn Canyon, and we will also see the Charyn River.
Sogdian ash -
Moisture-loving ash (lat. Fraxinus potamophila) is a tree belonging to the genus Fraxinus. It is found in the lower reaches of the Charyn and Temirlik rivers (the Ili River basin), in the middle part of Karatau (the Boraldai river basin) and in the northwestern massif of the Talas Alatau. The height of the tree can reach 25 (35) m. The trunk diameter is 1.5 (2.85) m. The bark is light gray, crusty. The branches are pinkish-brown. Moisture-loving ash grows up to 300 - 400 years. The tree is very valuable, a rare relict species, listed in the Red Book of Kazakhstan.
Sogdian ash relict tree in Charyn Park on the Charyn River
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