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Cache co-ordinates taken with Garmin Etrex 10 GPS; (3m error)
This is a small rubber torch.
Just off the track (LHS) when heading in a southerly direction.
Please remember to bring TWEEZERS and something to write with. Thanks
SITKA SPRUCE
Planting commenced in this area in 1921. The species used for
planting in the first three years were, European larch, Japanese larch,
Norway spruce, Sitka spruce, Douglas fir and Scots pine.
The Sitka spruce is a tall, evergreen conifer originally from the west coast of North America and is named after Sitka, Alaska. It was introduced to Britain in 1831 and has been grown for timber in upland plantations ever since.
Spruce trees can be distinguished from fir trees because they have downwards-hanging cones; and they differ from pine trees by having shorter needles. The Sitka Spruce has pale brown, shorter domed cones (10cm long).
Sitka spruce needles are light green to bluish-green, stuff and sharp. They are four-sided but slightly flattened with two white bands running along the upper surface and two narrower bands along the lower surface. The needles are arranged spirally along the twig and are attached by small pegs that remain on the twig after the needles fall.
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