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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. 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.

  5. “What Is A Food That Makes You Think, ‘How Did Humans ...

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    Somehow people figured out, that you could turn the inside of acorns into flour and basically eradicate hunger by simple picking up acorns for a couple of days. Image credits: Zagdil #14

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

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    Sep. 9—Migration and leaf colors along with cooling temperatures tell us of September happenings. Mushrooms may proliferate in the woods and spider webs abound in yards, roadsides, fields and ...

  7. 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.

  8. Quercus acutissima - Wikipedia

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    The fruit is an acorn, maturing about 18 months after pollination, 2–3 cm (3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long and 2 cm broad, bi-coloured with an orange basal half grading to a green-brown tip; the acorn cap is 1.5–2 cm (5 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 4 in) deep, densely covered in soft 4–8 millimetres (3 ⁄ 16 – 5 ⁄ 16 in) long 'mossy' bristles.

  9. 28 Acorn Squash Recipes Worth Your Fall Consideration - AOL

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    On fall busy weeknights, you can be quickly make and eat this smoky, spicy acorn squash stuffed to the gills with garlic, turkey chili, and topped with cheese. Get the recipe: Fire Roasted Garlic ...