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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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]

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

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    Acorns were actually farmed very early in human history, but to make them edible you have to soak them and treat them. Sure, you see animals eat them all the time, but animals also eat tree bark ...

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

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    Image credits: prolixia #10. One of the first staple foods is kinda weird: Acorns. Acorns were actually farmed very early in human history, but to make them edible you have to soak them and treat ...

  7. 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.

  8. Quercus garryana - Wikipedia

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    The mildly sweet (but perhaps unpalatable) acorns are edible, ideally after leaching. [6] [29] The bitterness of the toxic tannic acid would likely prevent anyone from eating enough to become ill. [29] Native Americans ate the acorns raw and roasted, also using them to make a kind of flour. [5] The hardwood is hard and heavily ring-porous.

  9. 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 ...