This 61.2 acre parcel, owned by the Green Horizon Land Trust, contains a mix of native and ornamental plants that are part of Polk County’s horticultural heritage. Once a banana plantation, the site was donated to the Trust by Tal Lewis, who for over 40 years collected and planted ornamental plants from across the state in a landscape he designed. The arboretum features a large collection of Chinese fan palms as well as most palms that will grow in Central Florida.
In addition to ornamentals, see native trees such as magnolias, oaks and persimmon as well at least six species of ferns, large stands of bamboo, terrestrial orchids as well as other plants.
This is a Letterbox Hybrid cache. For anyone not familiar with Letterboxing there is a log in the cache for you to sign and stamp (with your stamp), then you stamp your own log or paper (with stamp that is in the cache). If you do not have your own stamp, then stickers or handrawn artwork is acceptable or if you do not have your own stamp, just sign the log. DO NOT TAKE STAMP WITH YOU; IT IS NOT A TRADE ITEM!!!
This geocache is a part of the Trek Ten Trails 2017-2018 program. Participation in that program, while a lot of fun, is not required to log this cache here.
Trek Ten Trails 2017-2018 program marks the continuation of the Friends of the Parks Foundation’s call to explore the outdoors in Polk County. Several new caches and a bonus cache have been hidden at nature trail locations throughout Polk County this year. Each nature trail includes geocaches with a self-inking stamp for validating your visits to at least ten of the featured trails. To receive a completion certificate and be eligible for a other prizes you must find ten caches. Of course you may trek all trails we have added this year and we hope you do!
New validation game cards, which participants stamp are available at various locations and are listed on the Friends of the Parks website and OUTPOST 27 CACHE. Trek Ten Trails 2016-2017 program maps, game cards and other information about each of the featured nature trails may be downloaded from the Friends of the Parks website. Check out our Profile for more details.
Cache placed with permission