The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ... However, this year is also being considered a failure for white oak trees, with only 9% producing acorns, compared to a historical average ...

Scott Schlarbaum, UTIA distinguished professor of forestry, leads the UT Tree Improvement Program and is among the co-authors of the paper describing the white oak genome and how local adaptations ...

Connecticut's famous red oak trees have produced an abundance of acorns ... They pointed out that while red oak acorns were booming, white oak acorn production was in serious decline.