Planted around 1200 and approximately 800 years old, the monumental plane tree stands 25.07 meters tall. Its trunk circumference is 10.25 meters, its diameter 3.26 meters, and its branches are between 7.50 and 15.80 meters long.
The area where the plane tree stands, along with the nearby madrasa, hammam, and Devlethan Mosque, is also significant as the center and form of Turkish settlement during the Seljuk period.
Çınaraltı, which remains a central location today, is a recreational area where people can sit and chat in the coffeehouses, admire the 12th-century Devlethan Mosque, and sip tea in the shade of the centuries-old plane tree.
The site of the monumental plane tree was once a paved intersection. Later, it was closed to traffic, the ground leveled, and the surrounding landscape landscaped, transforming it into a historical square.
Today, Çınaraltı is the first stop for tourists and visitors to Yalvaç, or a place for short breaks between the city's busy historical and natural history tours.