Concerning the large acorn crop and a way to reduce it, I am afraid I don’t have a very sympathetic solution for that either. Live oak acorns don’t produce many new trees in a mature landscape ...

The acorns should be covered with 1-2 inches of firm soil and spaced 8-14 inches apart if sown directly in the ground. Covering them with mulch will help retain the moisture for germination.

"The can smell the acorn right in the ground." Reporter Hunter Ingram can be reached at 910-343-2327 or [email protected]. Live Oak/Quercus virginiana ...

Red oak and especially live oak acorns can quite often be so numerous that they actually make a layer on the grass, that the grass has a hard time dealing with.

Just wondering the reason for those crispy tassel-looking things, and why some years we have way more acorns. -- Laurette Jacob Answer: The crispy things are the catkins of the live oak trees ...

The white oak group, which includes the live oak and post oak, produces acorns annually. The acorns of the red oak group, which includes the Shumard red oak and pin oak, take two years to mature ...

But, you know, there are some people that think, okay, when oak trees get really stressed, they put on a bumper crop of acorns just kind of in case they die. You know, it’s a last-ditch effort ...

If acorns keep fallin’ on your head this fall, you’re likely one of many Texans getting struck by a natural phenomenon. Oak trees in North Texas are producing an abundant amount of acorns this ...

Specifically, the center has asked people to donate California Live Oak acorns. The acorns can be gathered from the ground and brought to the center for donations. Donations are accepted from 8 a ...