The listed co-ordinates will take you to a significant tree in the park and one we highlighted in a previous cache.
Bundoora Park contains more than 100 superb examples of River Red Gums (Eucalyptus camaldulensis). Many are huge and must be well over 300 years old. This tree is relatively small by comparison and carries an elliptical scar about 1 metre from the ground. The tree is encircled by a 2.5m high fence. The scar has been verified by the National Museum as being created by Aboriginal people removing the bark over 100 years ago.
Canoe trees such as this were once common in the Melbourne area , but this is one of the few remaining. It is still alive, which makes it all the more important. Experts believe the bark was probably removed at about the same time that the first white people arrived in the Preston area.
Logging Requirements
Include a photograph with your log of yourself in front of the trees scar. Please include something that identifies you and your caching name/s. and your team with the tree located in the background..
Logs that do not comply with these instructions will be deleted
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.