Re: Speaking of acorns

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.


Actually, Quercus, the genus of oaks, can be arbitrarily divided by the length of time taken for the fruits (acorns) to mature:

Acorns maturing in 6 months:

White oaks (North America)
Hungarian oaks (Europe and Asia)

Acorns maturing in 18 months:

Red oaks
Turkey oaks (Europe and Asia)
Canyon live oaks

With regard to amount of acorn production, there could be several factors at work here: some species may be alternate bearers ( big crop one year, few if any the next), weather at pollenation, and stress on the tree. I have a Wisteria floribunda whose lower stem I beat regularly to have a beautiful crop of flowers in the spring.


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Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@wi.rr.com

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