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Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: Smokey Bear] #6895040 09/22/17 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted By: Smokey Bear
Chris, oaks in the red oak family, which include live oak, develop acorns in one season. Oaks in the white oak family take two seasons. The first buds to break dormancy on hardwoods are the flowers so in general in a year like this the red oaks are a little ahead of the white oaks.


^^^^^^ I'm not a dendrologist , but I think you got that backwards (easy to do).

Pretty sure it is the Red Oak family that takes two seasons to produce acorns. Not that it matters with respect to when acorns begin to drop (which is always after they matured). 'Pollination' is the key.


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Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: ChadTRG42] #6895050 09/22/17 02:01 AM
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I am in east Texas and they have been dropping for well over a month now. White oaks are even dropping in the river bottom.

Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: ChadTRG42] #6895057 09/22/17 02:09 AM
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live oaks have been dropping for a few weeks now here in Blanco County. bumper crop too so I don't think it's because it's dry. early spring/fall sounds about right.

Pecans are starting to drop as well which can mean only one thing. it's Pecan pie season! food


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Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: ChadTRG42] #6895079 09/22/17 02:39 AM
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walking my dog in town houston today and noticed acorns falling for the first time. both from white oaks and live oaks. i walk him every day and today was first ive seen so its the very beginning here.

Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: ChadTRG42] #6895083 09/22/17 02:44 AM
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Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: Sneaky] #6895096 09/22/17 02:59 AM
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Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: flintknapper] #6895120 09/22/17 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted By: flintknapper
Originally Posted By: Smokey Bear
Chris, oaks in the red oak family, which include live oak, develop acorns in one season. Oaks in the white oak family take two seasons. The first buds to break dormancy on hardwoods are the flowers so in general in a year like this the red oaks are a little ahead of the white oaks.


^^^^^^ I'm not a dendrologist , but I think you got that backwards (easy to do).

Pretty sure it is the Red Oak family that takes two seasons to produce acorns. Not that it matters with respect to when acorns begin to drop (which is always after they matured). 'Pollination' is the key.


Yes sir you are correct. I was typing fast and mis spoke. I will edit my post to show such

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Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: ChadTRG42] #6895133 09/22/17 03:49 AM
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Most often when there is a bumper crop of acorns it will be either the red oaks or the white oaks. Very seldom do you see a bumper crop in successive years from the same species of oaks or both species the same year. Alot of a trees stored nitrogen supply is somewhat depleted in a heavy mast producing year and it will usually have lower production the following year while it rebuilds it. Also much like fruit trees, the oaks that produce early are genetically predisposed to do so, and a bow hunter can bank on them in a normal year, before the rest of the acorns start falling in abundance.


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Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: Sneaky] #6895396 09/22/17 02:59 PM
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Everyone, thanks for all the insight into the subject! I was just curious about it. I think Sneaky might have the most philosophical (and correct) answer!

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Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: ChadTRG42] #6895506 09/22/17 04:56 PM
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Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: ChadTRG42] #6895965 09/23/17 12:55 AM
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I couldn't help myself. grin

Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: ChadTRG42] #6896007 09/23/17 01:37 AM
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The ground is covered in them and leaves turning, but our trees got stressed from flood.

Re: Why are acorns falling? [Re: ChadTRG42] #6898875 09/26/17 01:35 AM
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When oaks are stressed they'll shed part of their crop to ensure that yhey produce viable seed. If the acorns are green, it's shedding from stress. there will be another drop of mature acorns later.


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