Tree: Field Maple Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Family B: Archived as we have moved from the immediate locality and this is the third time it has gone missing. As this is a custom container and we cannot make one easily, this is another reason to archive. This series has been out for quite a while and this should open the area for new caches.

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Hidden : 10/14/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

A little one (micro - other), well camouflaged.

No climbing required.

Please note the value of ‘E’ as this will be used for the Tree series bonus.

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GC35XXN Tree: Field Maple (visit link)
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GC37HGN Tree: Hawthorn (visit link) ARCHIVED - G=5 now substituted in equation
GC35Z0K Tree: Bonus ICT (visit link)

Acer campestre, common name Field Maple, is a maple native to much of Europe. It is England’s only native maple.

Field Maple is a small tree which can grow in full sun or partial shade so it’s often found at the edge of woodland and in hedgerows. It rarely grows more than 15m tall and prefers moist, fertile soil. Young leaves are reddish-purple, turning dark green when mature, with clusters of yellow-green flowers in spring. Its winged seeds are similar to most sycamores.

Traditionally its wood was valued for its fine grain and was used for wood-turning, high quality carving and musical instruments (particularly harps). The wood is also used as a veneer as it takes a polish well. The sap, like all maples, can be used to make maple syrup or wine.

Field Maple is popular among bonsai enthusiasts. The dwarf cultivar 'Microphyllum' is especially useful in this regard. Field Maple bonsai have an appearance distinct from those selected from some other maples with more frilly, translucent, leaves. The shrubby habit and smallish leaves of Field Maple respond well to techniques encouraging ramification and leaf reduction.

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