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  2. Quercus arizonica - Wikipedia

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    Acorns have bowl-shaped caps that cover one third of the nut. Acorns usually mature in autumn. The quantity of acorns produced can vary year to year, producing about 32,000 acorns one year and very few the next. Germination of acorns is highly correlated with the amount of moisture during the rainy season. [7]

  3. Quercus rotundifolia - Wikipedia

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    The acorns ripen in autumn, about six months after pollination. [9] It is a resilient tree that can survive temperatures below −20 °C (−4 °F), and that on occasion reach 47 °C (117 °F). [5] As opposed to Quercus ilex, its acorns have a very low level of bitterness tannins and so are generally sweet and a good energy source for livestock ...

  4. Acorn - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Acorns are 1–6 cm (1 ⁄ 2 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and 0.8–4 cm (3 ⁄ 8 – 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) on the fat side. Acorns take between 5 and 24 months (depending on the species) to mature; see the list of Quercus species for details of oak classification, in which acorn morphology and phenology are important factors.

  5. 13 Winter Squash Varieties to Know (and What to Make ... - AOL

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    3. Acorn Squash. Looks like: Acorn squash is round and relatively small with a dark green rind and occasional orange markings—choose one that’s mostly green for the best ripeness.The flesh is ...

  6. 28 Acorn Squash Recipes Worth Your Fall Consideration - AOL

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    Krista Marshall. Sausage and apple stuffed acorn squash is filled with rustic woodsy flavors from the apple and mushroom. Packed with meat and veggie, it's dinner all in one gorgeous package.

  7. Northland Nature: Noisy acorns tell of changing season - AOL

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    The sun rises now at 6:40 a.m. and sets about 7:30 p.m., giving us shorter daylight, and soon, we will experience the autumnal equinox: daylight and darkness equal. The days, weeks and months ...

  8. Mast seeding - Wikipedia

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    Knocking down acorn to feed pigs. 1300s England. Mast is the fruit of forest trees and shrubs, such as acorns and other nuts. [1] The term derives from the Old English mæst, meaning the nuts of forest trees that have accumulated on the ground, especially those used historically for fattening domestic pigs, and as food resources for wildlife.

  9. Quercus coccinea - Wikipedia

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    The flower color is yellow to green, depending on the season. The acorns are ovate, 7–13 millimetres ( 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 ⁄ 2 inch) broad and 17–31 mm ( 5 ⁄ 8 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long, a third to a half covered in a deep cup, green maturing pale brown about 18 months after pollination ; the kernel is very bitter.