True. I figured that out since that post was made. Good reminder for everyone though. Now I rinse them as soon as I get home from picking, place in the refrigerator, & plant in the fall.

I got my annual acorns planted today..490..with a headset on during the Packer game. The Squirrel tool makes it fast. Usually I plant more but I could only find 500 this year. It was a lot of work in the heat, but is rewarding.

The other day I visited the white oak tree that I get my annual acorns from. It looks to be a bumper crop. I'll probably be busy picking in 3 weeks.

In my opinion, forget the sawtooth and plant native oaks. Sawtooth produce faster but studies I’ve read over the years stated the protein content is about 1/3 of native oaks. Many sawtooths I planted 25 years ago have died in the last 7-8 years. The white oaks and burr oaks are doing great and producing well. I’m at an age I’ll probably won’t see the benefit of the white oaks I’m planting now but my kids will.