Re: Speaking of acorns and hickory nuts

In a message dated 11/9/2004 11:26:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
robyn82@bellsouth.net writes:

> I believe I read some where that the acorns on the ground this year (if
> which there are too many for me) were formed 2 years ago.  Late freezes kill
> the crop for the next year.  I believe the bears in the Smoky Mountains Park
> will be well fed this year.  But there are no hickory nuts on my two trees
> this year.  Next year we will have a bumper crop since we have had 2 years
> of more than abundant rain fall here in Tennessee.

And here in the Cincinnati area, Nancy, we had an abundance of hickory nuts, 
but I see no acorns. And we had a bumper crop of black walnuts last year and 
not a single one this year--the black walnut does tend to alternate years here. 
Don't know if that is true for everyone.
Bill Lee
SW Ohio

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