As a suburban girl, Maple trees are the primary type that gets planted on parkways and backyards. Geocaching has brought me up close to appreciate these amazing oak trees. Not many oak trees at this ground zero unfortunately. But while searching for a cache that is now archived, I found this beauty of a host. Should be pretty easy for experienced geocachers, but I'll give it a 2 due to the large host to search
Some Oak Tree facts: It can reach Heights of 70 Feet, its Trunk can span a Width of 9 feet, its acorns can feed a variety of native wildlife, it's massive size can shelter a dozen animals. In contrast, the honeysuckle shrubs that surround this majestic oak, offer much fewer benefits to the native ecosystem. Its rapid reproduction outcompete more beneficial plant life, its berries are the equilvalent to junkfood for animals. AND it makes the understory of a woodland walk into an bushwhack of annoying proportions. It never grows very large compared to the oaktree, so it offers much less in the way of shelter, in addition to preventing young oak trees from growing to eventually replace this majestic oak. So do future geocachers a favor and don't plant invasive species in your backyards. Many a CITO events are held at local preserves to cut down these unwelcomed nuisances.