Park Rangers #6 - Ginkgo
Hi everyone!!
Once again we will be doing "Cache In, Trash Out" on this find, so please do your Highland Park Rangers a service by picking up one piece of trash on your way out of the park after getting your smiley face!
Please put the cache back exactly where you found it.
There used to be a cache in a very similar spot, but it was taken down. I loved the spot and decided to bring it back!!
You may need tweezers for the log!
And you will need a pen/pencil!
Quick Quiz: (Answers at the very bottom of page)
1) Can you identify this tree?
2) Can you guess the height or width, or circumference?
3) How old is this tree species?
Congratulations THC73* on FTF!!
1) Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo tree)
2) Height: Over 100ft -- Width: 140ft -- Circumference: 18ft
The largest Ginkgo Tree in Pittsburgh!!!
3) 200 million years old. Dating back to when dinosaurs walked the Earth. This makes it one of the oldest tree species on Earth. They have been known to live to over 1000 years old