I did some scouting this weekend at some farms I've hunted for a while.There are many oak trees that produced very little acorns last year. I went to see how they did this year and found none.Not one tree in my areas produced any acorns at all.What causes this to happen?I thought my deer sightings sucked last year,this year ought to be even worse.
PointBlank
Member
One of my best areas got hamered with hail this summer. It tore up the crop fields, knocked down lots of trees, and seems to have devastated the acorns too. I feel bad for the farmers without the right insurance coverage.
loneranger
Well-Known Member
Supposedly,,some oaks produce acrons every year,not sure if red or White,,others, every other year. I have both kinds on and around my land and they take several yrs to produce. Don't know why. If you can fertilize a tree,,it is supposed to help.
letemgrow
PMA Member
Reds take two years for acorns to grow and drop, but they can and will drop every year. It's just they drop the acorns that were grown a year before that. White oaks grow and drop in the same season.
I used to think reds only produced every other year until I started collecting acorns and noticed the northern red oaks I was collecting from produced acorns 2 years in a row.
I used to think reds only produced every other year until I started collecting acorns and noticed the northern red oaks I was collecting from produced acorns 2 years in a row.
Field Service
New Member
Is there any truth that liming oaks this time of year will take the bitterness out of the acorns?
letemgrow
PMA Member
Never heard of that, northern red oaks like well drained mildly acidic soils so I dont' see how adding lime would work for them.