Acorns, acorns and more acorns

[Forgalspop]

We have a grove of Blackjack Oaks in our backyard and they have put out more acorns then they ever have. We have lived here for 36 years and sometimes the trees would produce a few acorns or none at all.

This year the trees have covered the ground with thousands of acorns. I have been gradually cleaning them up over the past couple weeks. The acorns are still falling so I’ll clean them up some more.

I don’t mind the looks of the ground covered, but hate stepping on them and neither does my dog.

Again, these trees have never produced the massive amount of acorns as they have this year.

I went over to my neighbor’s house today and noticed in his backyard the same scenario. He has many more Blackjack Oaks then we have. His yard was covered in acorns.

So, I’m wondering if others have noticed the same.

Also, wondering if the trees know a hard winter is coming and producing an abundance of acorns for the squirrels and other critters.

Thoughts??????

 

[Snattlerake]

When I had an oak tree in my yard the first year I was here I was out vacuuming acorns for a month. I figured it would produce like that every year. It didn't. The tree seemed like it had a cycle for about every 3 years it would puke acorns. In between, nothing. One year I had galls all over the tree along with the acorns.

 

[Louro]

This got to be a product of Global Warming.

 

[RETOKSQUID]

Last year ours dropped tons of normal sized ones, this year it's billions of tinny clusters of two and three. Friggin squirrels are tearing up the yard trying to bury them all.

 

[Shinneryfarmer]

I have noticed the acorn crop was enormous this year. Everywhere I have looked acorns on the ground by the bucket full. My trees haven't produced like this in all the years I have lived there. Talking to the old, old timers suppose to mean a hard winter. By the acorns I'm seeing if that's true, I'm expecting temps in the negative 30's.

 

[Catt57]

Ya'll are just nuts....



But yeah, out in Bristow we have lots of blackjacks. The ground is just covered in tiny acorns this year.

 

[dlbleak]

I sat in the deer stand last Thursday eve. I could hear them falling. The reduction in activity at the feeders definitely tells me the deer are hitting the acorns.

 

[Firpo]

Last year I had a huge crop from my Burr Oaks, this year it’s about the same although they’re maybe half the size? Decided to put them to use and came up with this recipe for Acorn Bread. My wife loves the stuff.

 

[DavidMcmillan]

We have only one oak in our yard, but it is dropping like rain, and the squirrels are trying to bury them just as quickly

 

[Forgalspop]

Great responses. Confirms to me it is not an isolated area. Cold Winter? I know I am cutting firewood and plan on having plenty...... just in case. Boys Scouts motto: Be prepared!