Why so many Acorn's this year?

[Bob Wright]

I have been hanging out in the same woods for the last 6 or 7 years. I have picked up Acorns and got like 20 each year. I wondered why there wasn't any squirrels. This summer there are like barrels of acorns off all the Oak trees both white and red. Even mine at home have lots. Maybe it was the real bad winter last year? I don't know but i scooped up a mickey D's bag full to plant. I even imported a squirrel...Bob

 

[wvlogger]

i don't know why there are so many but i do know one thing, deer season should kick ass this year

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

Been wondering the same thing. My oaks and my one hickory have just gone......









......NUTS this year!


















Well, I had to say it, didn't I?



Seriously, though, I've never seen anything like it!

 

[Toddppm]

Might have something to do with none year before last????????
Who knows?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/29/AR2008112902045.html

 

[buzz sawyer]

Same here. We had a wet Spring and a lot of small ones fell early. Now there are buckets of them. Maybe a sign of a long cold winter?

 

[kuhndog]

Sorry,I usally just read.But one year before when we were in drought,I was told the tree really produces as it's way to survive.As I was told.

 

[bruce6670]

The last week or so has been ridiculous. The limbs hanging over my house are dropping buckets full every day. Sounds like someone throwing rocks at my house.

 

[mybowtie]

Part of my driveway is under a big red oak. My truck and 2 cars have little dimples in the hood from them dam things

 

[Jaberwky]

Almanac

Farmer's Almanac says an unusual abundance of acorns means a hard winter.

 

[bruce6670]

Farmer's Almanac says an unusual abundance of acorns means a hard winter.

Hopefully not as bad as last winter.

 

[PLAYINWOOD]

I was talking to some locals that deer hunt among white oak ridges. They were scouting last weekend and they stated it was like walking on marbles the acorns were so thick.
Could it have something to do with the fact it rained every other day?

So its up in Canada also folks.

 

[Jaberwky]

Could be 'cause you're all nuts....

 

[buzz sawyer]

Could be 'cause you're all nuts....

That is a-corn-y response.

 

[jhoff310]

I have noticed the same around here with walnuts and hickory nuts. I know the walnuts are bad every other year but this is ridicilous my neighbor is shoveling them out of the way.

The farmers almanac and old wives tales say its a precursor to a hard winter. I just hope the squirrels remember where they buried all that crap otherwise I will have trees sprouting up all over

 

[mtfallsmikey]

Some oaks produce nuts only every other year (like BuzzSawyer), some every year. Chestnut oaks were prolific, very large ones.

 

[buzz sawyer]

Some oaks produce nuts only every other year (like BuzzSawyer), some every year. Chestnut oaks were prolific, very large ones.

Hey Mikey, how did you know I was a chest nut?

 

[Erik B]

Same thing in western Wisconsin. Walking in the woods is like walking on marbles. Haven't seen this many acorns in one year for a long time.

 

[Spalted]

Count Ohio in on the bounty. If its a weather thing, I wouldn't think the whole continent would have the same of type of weather conditions to cause it. Maybe it was the oil spill.

Last year was a heck of a crop too in PA. I did some back-packing south of Pittsburgh and mile after mile the ground was nearly 100% covered. I couldn't believe it.

 

[mtfallsmikey]

Hey Mikey, how did you know I was a chest nut?

Maybe cuz you're so " E Z"...badabing!

 

[ChrisWNY]

All my Swamp White Oaks produced numerous acorns this year, last year the crop was good too - planted 7 of them and all 7 came up during the Spring and Summer. I planted a few more nice plump acorns this year also, it's great to be able to propagate these Oaks so easily. In 20 years I might have a nice forest going near the back of my property...