Acrons!*

[furtech]

While my car is being fixed, I'm doing some searches that I keep putting off for lack of time. The big search this time is for...Acorns!

I've been trying to find a site that sells plantable acorns, located in Southern California. Apparently acorns are so plentiful and easily gathered that -no one- sells them! Unfortunately, I'm looking for -specific- varieties of oaks, not just the plentiful "Interior Live Oak". The oaks I'm focused on are the Blue Oak or the White Oak: I want a tree that has leaves without spines and big, round acorns. I'd settle for the Mesa Oak or the Canyon Live Oak. Also, I need acorns from trees living in a similar environment (ie, hot and dry, not coastal and wet). If anyone knows of a source for these, I'd be very grateful (and a *thwack* for those smartasses who suggest "oak trees" as the best source for acorns!). Unfortunately, acorns need to be "fresh", from the current season, to be viable. So sources could include an actual tree in an accessable location.

I was bemused at Ebay's sponsored link suggestions... I'm sure Target.com has a HUGE selection of acorns...and the, "Compare prices on acorns and SAVE MONEY," had me laughing out loud.


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and Save Money!
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*Yes-- it's a *joke!*

Comments

[iisaw.livejournal.com]

Gee... acorns. Where would I get acorns? *Looks over shoulder and does a startled double-take* E-gad!

We've got both Blue and White oaks up here. I can send you a bunch of acorns when the trees start producing them.

Just remind me in the early fall.

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Wow-- you have blue *and* white oaks out there? That's -great-! If you can decap them and do a cursury inspection (look for those tiny weevil holes), I'd really appreciate it! Apparently they tree-ripen late-September/October (but you probably already know that). Cool!

Have you noticed how fast they grow? These would have regular irrigation, so that shouldn't be a problem-- but (being an impatient city-guy) I'd like to plant more of the faster-growing of the two. I'm psyched!!

[iisaw.livejournal.com]

Well, they don't grow all that fast. About 2ft a year... but that's up here where they don't get watered except when it rains. I don't know which one grows faster but the Blue Oaks are the more impressive of the two.

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Two foot/year sounds good to me! Some species grow -really- slowly.