I spent some time walking my property last week with my logger who is also an excellent hounds man- he pointed out a lot of bear damage in my burr oak stands, broken branches, claw marks, etc. Since deer have trouble climbing, it got me thinking about how many acorns in my area never touch the ground. I assume a 500lb. squirrel or sow with cubs can eat a lot of acorns, he also said a bear will walk through 40 acres of red oaks to get to this one tree.

Wow, very interesting.

I got my final 200 in the ground Monday night, a day before a nice rain. It seemed like a positive experience & I think I will do it again. The seeds seemed very viable, based on the radical acorn growth in my fridge. I can't speak for the results yet, but some of you may want to consider acorn planting next year.

Supporting white oaks is smart

https://www.whiteoakinitiative.org/

I saw this rebroadcast from 2016 this week- I thought I would share the link- it's 31 minutes long but worth it if you're passionate about the topic.
https://www.pbs.org/video/university-place-oak-woodland-management/

Thanks. I'm sure enthused about all the white oak acorns I planted this fall. It's exciting stuff.

I enjoyed the pictures on this thread.

It's easier & cheaper than planting seedlings. I want to get oaks growing before the briars take hold.

Just got back from MO they had a bumper crop this fall tiny to huge ones covering the woods and good walnuts also.

I prefer to find an oak tree in a lawn or park for gathering acorns, then it's easier to pick and easier to not have to try to identify (distinguish) which seeds are which

I wonder if many people realize DNR buys acorns from private citizens. I could use some side $, but will probably keep busy planting all the viable acorns I gather each year.

This is not on the subject but are they making different coins? The head is facing the wrong way compared to older ones

Why are you posting that on this good acorn thread

I'm talking about the one in the pic but if you don't want me to talk tell me!

Oh, I was wondering what you meant.

Its ok

I'm looking for some kind of pouch that has a belt loop that I can use next year to keep acorns on me when I plant next year. If any suggestions, let me know. It needs to be something that'll hold a few dozen acorns at a time & be easy to grab without being easy to spill. I tried a couple different options this year & neither of them worked as well as I would have liked. I want to be able to quickly grab 1, not have to bend, 'dig', or lift some flap out of the way each time

All this precipitation, particularly the unusually excessive rain the past several weeks, is probably going to really help my acorns. We had a lot of snow in the early part of the season.. and the acorns I planted should help make up for some of the trees that fell over in last month's brutal winter storm

Sounds like you need a hang on your belt shotshell bag like Trap/Skeet shooters use.

Any idea on the number of seeds that need planted to produce a mature tree? I know there are a lot of variables to account for but what is the average? 20/1 40/1 100/1 500/1 1000/1 10,000/1. It would also be nice to know the average for it to happen naturally.