Welcome to a new cache series from TeamCacheventures!
This series is all about discovering different types of trees. Once you have found all the caches in the series, you should know a bit more about how to tell which tree is which.
As you may have noticed, this is a Letterbox Cache, so if you are a Letterboxer, please bring a Ink pad to stamp the letterboxing side of the logbook.
If you can't find the Letterboxing container with the stamp, it is located NEXT to the cache container with the logbook.
*Also if you need to know, more information about the locations of the containers are located in the hint.
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Details on the Pohutukawa Tree:
The pohutukawa tree (Metrosideros excelsa) with its crimson flower has become an established part of the New Zealand Christmas tradition. This iconic Kiwi Christmas tree, which often features on greeting cards and in poems and songs, has become an important symbol for New Zealanders at home and abroad.
You can tell this tree is a Pohutukawa tree when it is flowering as it has beautiful red flowers. At other times of the year you can check the leaves as they will appear white underneath and feel velvety to the touch. This velvet-like layer is made of many tiny hairs that slow the evaporation* of water and protect the stomata from salt water. There will also be white branchlets. The leaves grow opposite one another, in pairs and they are wax-like and waterproof. Also, they're often curled under at the edges; which allows salty water to run off.
POHUTUKAWA TREE IMAGE:
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We Hope you enjoy this new cache in the series as the Ponga Tree one didn’t go as planned and you will also get a Letterbox Cache mark if you haven't found one yet.
*You can tap on the green EVAPORATION word to learn more. Just as a handy little piece of info.