Lee's trees. 2 Mighty oak (Nelson/Marlborough) Traditional Cache
capperz: Clearing the gameboard for some new hides
Lee's trees. 2 Mighty oak (Nelson/Marlborough)
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A quick and easy placement at the site of a mighty oak. At the side of a car park near Blenheim C B D.
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (/ˈkwɜrkəs/; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae, having approximately 600 extant species. The common name "oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus. The genus is native to the Northern Hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cool temperate to tropical latitudes in Asia and the Americas. North America contains the largest number of oak species, with approximately 90 occurring in the United States. Mexico has 160 species, of which 109 are endemic. The second greatest center of oak diversity is China, which contains approximately 100 species.
Oaks have spirally arranged leaves, with lobate margins in many species; some have serrated leaves or entire leaves with smooth margins. Many deciduous species are marcescent, not dropping dead leaves until spring. In spring, a single oak tree produces both male flowers (in the form of catkins) and small female flowers. The fruit is a nut called an acorn, borne in a cup-like structure known as a cupule; each acorn contains one seed (rarely two or three) and takes 6–18 months to mature, depending on species. The live oaks are distinguished for being evergreen, but are not actually a distinct group and instead are dispersed across the genus.
Thanks to Wikipedia for the info.
Whilst waiting for an Indian takeaway to be cooked I walked around a few side streeets and spotted a couple of locations that looked (to me) to be deserving of a cache. This mighty oak is perched at the side of a car park and surely deserves some attention to be paid to it by the means of a cache.
When placed this small 200ml systema contained log-book in bag only, so please BYOP.
Blenheim truly has some great trees. I hope you enjoy this specimen here.
Happy hunting
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