Tree Species - White Pine Traditional Cache
21alpine: No longer there
Tree Species - White Pine
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I am placing this series to help you identify the different tree varieties. The cache is hidden at the base of the tree being identified.
A pine is a coniferous trees in the genus Pinus, in the family Pinaceae.
White pine is the tallest native conifer in eastern North America. Pinus strobus is the state tree of Maine and Michigan and is the Ontario arboreal emblem. Unique identifying markers are the tree's branching rings which are added each year and the only five-needled eastern pine. Note in the picture below that needle bundles cluster in a brush-like formation.
Pines are among the most plentiful and commercially important of tree species, valued for their timber and wood pulp throughout the world. In temperate and tropical regions, Pines are fast-growing softwoods that will grow in relatively dense stands, their acidic decaying needles inhibiting the sprouting of competing hardwoods.
Cache is a medium sized lock & lock container and contains the log book and the usual trade items. There is no pen/pencil, so please be sure to bring your own.
There is a new deck of cards for the FTF.
Additional Hints
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