Quercus agrifolia, the Coast Live Oak Traditional Cache
Quercus agrifolia, the Coast Live Oak
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Located along the Arroyo Vista Trail in O'Neill Regional Park - arms reach from the trail - All of these caches have Ranger Approval.
Bring your own pen for this one!
We ventured further down the Arroyo Trail is search of more Eagle Scout Mile Markers - The markers are placed every 0.5 miles.
There is old Elderberry Tree about 450 feet "mostly west" from here where we were going to place this - but, rearranged locations to fit one more cache in -Check it out.
Foxhound's Science teacher in 2012 was also a landscape architect. He taught the kids some scientific names of some of the native plants, this one by far was "the most fun to say" according to Foxhound "Quercus agrifolia". From "www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/queagr/all.html" "GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Coast live oak is a native, drought-resistant, evergreen tree, ranging in height from 19 to 82 feet (6-25 m) and in diameter from 1 to 4 feet (0.3-1.2 m). The bark of young trees is smooth. With age, it develops deep furrows, ridges, and a thickness of about 8 to 9% of bole or branch diameter. The inner bark and cork layers are thick. Open-grown crowns are broad and dense, with foliage often reaching the ground. In open areas trunks are usually 4 to 8 feet (1.2-2.8 m) tall; at this height, primary branches originate and grow horizontally. Trees in dense stands generally have irregular crowns and few lower branches. In closed stands trunks may be branchless up to 20 feet (6.2 m) high, where several branches extend diagonally upward. Coast live oak stands are typically from 40 to 110 years old. Individual trees may live over 250 years."
You are looking for a "micro" sized container - "cleverly disguised to blend with its surroundings" - please do not remove it from its attachment.
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