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Friday, October 23, 2015

RED OAK ACORNS

RED OAK ACORN

YOUNG RED OAK TREE WITH GREAT FALL COLOR

RED OAK LEAF

ACORNS...SQUIRRELS  LOVE THEM
Friday, 7:30 AM. 45 degrees F at the ferry dock, 41 on the back porch.  Wind S, calm with light gusts.  The sky is partly cloudy, the humidity 85%.  The barometer is dropping sharply, now at 30.22".  Rain is predicted for today.
   Any discussion about tree nuts has to include red oaks, Quercus rubra.  Trees with a wide range, they tolerate dry conditions and acid soils. In fact,their fallen leaves add to soil acidity.  The trees are large and in good years produce lots of acorns, which are a mainstay in the diet of not only squirrels but also deer and grouse.  This has been an exceptional year for red oak acorn production, the nuts I have examined being large and unparasitized.

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