No, you're not crazy. Yes, there are a lot more acorns littering the ground around acorn trees this year. Here's why: ...

With the onset of autumn comes vibrant leaves, crisp air, and a fair share of fallen acorns. This year, however, you may have ...

Mast refers to fruits, seeds or nuts of trees that serve as food for animals and generally accumulate on the ground.

Virginians can help preserve native tree species by collecting acorns and seeds from 13 species and delivering them to the nearest office of the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF). Acorns and ...

Plunk! Plop! Gee whiz! Some acorn season this is! Last year our oaks made only a handful of acorns on each tree. This year, the sound of acorns falling punctuates our lives 24/7. Acorns crunch ...

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By flooding the forest floor with a colossal number of acorns all at once, the trees ensure these animals can eat their fill, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Forestry is asking Virginians to help preserve native trees by collecting acorns and seeds from 11 species. Officials say the best time to collect ...

The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, Vol. 148, No. 2 (APRIL-JUNE 2021), pp. 85-96 (12 pages) Three oak species dominate the mature montane cloud forests in the Talamanca mountain range, Costa ...

Virginians can help preserve tree species by collecting acorns and seeds from 12 species and delivering them to the nearest office of the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF). Acorns and seeds must ...