Acorn Report

[Rusty]

How are the acorns by you?

 

In zone 6 the red oaks and the white oaks are both beginning to drop.  The chestnut oaks were hammered by the gypsy moths last year, many of them are dead and those that aren't are in pretty bad shape.

 

 Reds

 

 

Whites

 

 

 

[Bucksnbows]

I'm seeing some reds down in Far Hills where I'm working right now. Not seeing any whites dropping yet and not many or any chestnut oaks in that area. Haven't been to my Sparta spot in about ten days to see what's up there.

 

 

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[BowhunterNJ]

Coincidentally I was in the yard today and was surprised to see some of the oaks dropping already. Think they are black oaks. I have a mix of black, white, chestnut and reds.

 

 

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[Haskell_Hunter]

Interestingly, I think north of Haskell got hammered with gypsy moths.  I saw whole hills stripped, but not here.  My chestnut oaks are fine.  I'll take a look this week after work for nuts.

[Rusty]

  My chestnut oaks are fine.  

 

Mine are firewood.  

 

But that's ok, even though they are in the white oak group their acorns are the most acidic and deer don't like them, unless there's nothing else around to eat.  

[Bearcrazy]

Zones 8,9,13 all have another heavy crop. Sizes are a little small but the numbers are very high.

[Haskell_Hunter]

Mine are firewood.

 

But that's ok, even though they are in the white oak group their acorns are the most acidic and deer don't like them, unless there's nothing else around to eat.

That's hot-burning wood you got there. Burns for a long time too. Only problem is that it's a pain to get burning. Can't start a fire with it unless you have a decent coal base.

 

 

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[Rusty]

Our fire always has a hot coal base, I start the stove in October and it burns continuously until spring. 

[Kype]

Our fire always has a hot coal base, I start the stove in October and it burns continuously until spring. 

 

I miss those days. nothing like wood burning heat

[Rusty]

Here's what many zone 6 chestnut oaks look like after last year's gypsy moth infestation.

 

 

 

[GhostBear]

Yeah, looks like another bumper crop, here in Flanders I haven't noticed the gypsy moths, but up by the Delaware this July it looked real bad, whole hillsides destroyed!!!! ????As for chestnut oaks, I've found at least in the areas I hunt that the deer will gobble them up before the reds. But the way things are shaping up again this year, they will have tons of whites and won't even look at the others!!! ????

[Rusty]

I miss those days. nothing like wood burning heat

 

The woodpile is my gym.  I cut, split, and/or stack for at least an hour a day, 3-4 days each week.  For me it's more about the exercise and mental therapy than it is about heating the house. 

Edited August 23, 2016 by Rusty