This is another great location. Have you ever looked at a cache and thought "this cache looks like it should be called XX." Well that is exactly what we did. It's a little more difficult, but should be fun to find.
Life of a tree- Did you know?
Tree's Bark - Cambial Growth
Very little of a tree's volume is actually "living" tissue. Just 1% of a tree is actually alive and composed of living cells. The major living portion of a growing tree is a thin film of cells just under the bark (called the cambium) and can be only one to several cells thick. Other living cells are in root tips, the apical meristem, leaves and buds.
Tallest TreeThe tallest tree in the country is a Coast Redwood growing in northern California’s Redwood National Park. It is 369 feet tall and over 2000 years old.
No Tree Dies of Old Age![2013_10_Ecassidy_SustainableAtwood03]()
No tree dies of old age. They are generally killed by insects, disease or by people. California Bristlecone Pines and Giant Sequoias are regarded as the oldest trees and have been known to live 4,000 to 5,000 years.
Trees can “talk” to each other
Some trees can “talk” to each other. When willows are attacked by webworms and caterpillars, they emit a chemical that alerts nearby willow of the danger. The neighboring trees then respond by pumping more tannin into their leaves making it difficult for the insects to digest the leaves.
Tree Stump as a Compass
If a tree is cut down you can observe the rings of a tree to discover which direction north is. In the northern hemisphere, the rings of growth in a tree trunk are slightly thicker on the southern side, which receives more light. The converse is true in the southern hemisphere.