K & P Flora - HAWTHORNS Traditional Cache
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Tricky reach cache! Be happy it's not hidden in a hawthorn.
We so enjoyed putting out the K & P Ticket and Fauna series, that we thought we would continue along the trail. This time, the theme is the FLORA. If you see any of the trees or flowers mentioned, please feel free to take pictures and post them at the appropriate cache – but please, NO PHOTOS OF EACH CACHE (sure, the log if you have to).
BIKING is possible for the whole trail. This trail is NOT recommended for thin tires! Puddles may need to be crossed after wet weather.
If you don’t see any flora, then you are caching way too fast and not seeing the trees for the forest! Enjoy the ride and enjoy the diverse plant life.
HAWTHORNS
Hawthorns are a group of species adapted to many sites in Ontario, from southern Ontario north of Timmins and west along the north edge of Lake Superior to the Manitoba border. The more common species available include downy hawthorn (C. mollis), cockspur hawthorn (C. crus-galli), dotted hawthorn (C. punctata) and the most northern species, fleshy hawthorn (C. succulenta).
Hawthorns can be hard to tell apart in the wild due to frequent hybridizing, but they share similarities in their small, wide-spreading canopies, rough shredding bark, small toothed leaves, clusters of white flowers and thorny twigs. Clusters of small, apple-like fruits may persist into winter, and may be red, orange, yellow or almost black.
Hawthorns are useful for their ability to tolerate dry, windy areas, but due to sharp thorns, are not recommended for schoolyard plantings.
Did you know?
Like crabapples, hawthorn fruits contain high levels of pectin and have been used to make jams and jellies.
PARKING: One or two cars can park where the trail intersects roads, but pay attention to NO parking signs so as to not block entrances. A nice place to leave your car in Calabogie is at the end of the trail (N45 17.916 W76 43.033) which is at the local beach and Tourist Information spot. You may want a quick swim?
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