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

[crocuta.livejournal.com]

My mom uses a lot of catalogues for native trees, shrubs and plants in her line of work and most of the places are based out here. They do sell acorns too. The problem is that they usually only sell in bulk (50-100 being a small order as they plant hundreds at a time.) I can check up on some companies for you if you're interested. Some I'm sure do retail stuff.

http://www.laspilitas.com/index.htm
Might be able to help but it looks like mostly you'll find container grown unfortunately.
I was looking for native plants for work related stuff a year ago so some of the places I still have bookmarked.

[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.

[dustmeat.livejournal.com]

Out here we have mostly Live Oak, but some White Oak and I think Post Oak or Burr Oak.

[whiteyfawks.livejournal.com]

We had white oaks at the golf course I worked at many moons ago. Very stately trees, very nice canopy. And they stay very presentable as long as you prunce em every so often to remove the strays from the trunk.

[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 :)

oaks?

[kvogel.livejournal.com]

I've got two white oak starts in pots in my yard right now if you want one. I actually don't want any oaks myself, but squirrels keep planting acorns in the yard anad I either pull them as "weeds" or pot them for any interested gardener. I've also got chestnuts, hazelnuts, and bamboo free to good homes.