GC2PDZM Salix babylonica (Traditional Cache) in South West England, United Kingdom created by Just William

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Hidden : 2/27/2011

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

One of a series of caches put out to celebrate my 1000th cache find. Instead of my usual puzzles, I thought a series of traditional caches together with a bonus would be appropriate.

The series celebrates the local ‘crop’ (and its cousins) and the industry surrounding it.
For more information, visit the Willows and Wetlands Visitor Centre (in person or virtually)

Salix babylonica (Babylon Willow or Peking Willow) is a species of willow native to dry areas of northern China, but cultivated for millennia elsewhere in Asia, being traded along the silk road to southwest Asia and Europe. It is a large-sized to medium deciduous tree, growing up to 20-25 m tall. It grows rapidly, but has a short lifespan. The shoots are yellowish-brown, with small buds. The leaves are spirally arranged, narrow, light green, 4-16 cm long and 0.5-2 cm broad, with finely serrate margins and long acuminate tips ; they turn a gold-yellow in autumn. The flowers are arranged in catkins produced early in the spring; it is dioecious, with the male and female catkins on separate trees

Peking Willow

Cache placed with owners' permission. On Sundays, the gate is locked to vehicular traffic but can be opened to allow pedestrian traffic. Wheelchair users can get very close to the cache if the gates are open but might need long arms/help for the final retrieve.