Last fall I tried to start some acorns from a friend’s chestnut oak, which also belongs to the white oak group, but the squirrels dug them all up and carried them off. This year I’ll plant my ...

chestnut, and swamp oak. Red oak species group acorns must be planted in the second season, meaning the following spring. These acorns need about 1,000 hours of cold, or around 42 days.

However, the preferred food source for whitetail deer and many other game species, white oak acorns, saw a big rebound from last year. “While White and Chestnut Oak acorn production was up ...

The acorn of the red oak is also much different than that of the black oak. The most common oaks found in Frederick County are white oak, chestnut oak, red oak, black oak, scarlet oak and pin oak.

Other white oak family members include the bur oak, chestnut oak, and Oregon white ... and continuing through December, the oak tree acorn is maturing and ripening for collection.

Acorn weevils, lacebugs ... Consider white oak, Shumard oak and swamp chestnut oak for their stunning fall color. Mature white oak and swamp chestnut oak also have attractive light gray shaggy ...

The VDOF has a higher need for acorns from the white, black and chestnut oak species. The VDOF also asked acorn collectors, if possible, to identify the type of tree by including a leaf with the ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) – As fall begins, acorns will begin to cover the ground, and the Virginia Department of Forestry wants you to start collecting these acorns and seeds to help grow the ...