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.


Acorns For Sale
Low Priced Acorns.
Huge Selection! (aff)
ebay.com

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and Save Money!
Kadazzle.com

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*Yes-- it's a *joke!*

Comments

[spunkywulf.livejournal.com]

Just don't keep the acorns for too long or they get grubs :) When I was a little girl I collected them around the yard, and kept them in a small collection I had. I came home from school one day to see that my collection had developed little white grubs. Needless to say, I didn't store acorns anymore :)

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Yeah-- acorns and kids are a perfect kind of match: nice size, they feel solid and important and they're plentiful and mostly unbreakable. Mysterious things to a kid!

That's why you need to check for holes: weevils get into 'em (and the grubs are their larvae). Not only does this destroy the seed, but they're gross!