We have several massive old oaks that produce huge quantities of acorns.
Free to a good home, come and get 'em!!
Here is one of the oaks:
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams
November 03, 2022, 03:50 PM
sse
quote:
Originally posted by BamaJeepster: Please come forage them at my house!!!
We have several massive old oaks that produce huge quantities of acorns.
Free to a good home, come and get 'em!!
Here is one of them:
LOL...you'll never go hungry
November 03, 2022, 03:59 PM
Georgeair
And if you have more than you can eat, you can sell them. Have a BIL who go the idea to list a box for sale on eBay for some ridiculous amount. Snapped up in hours by some Newyorker who wanted them to feed the squirrels.
Since he had several trees similar to Jeepster he did this several more times before the funny was overtaken by the hassled of gathering and sorting.
Still......
You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02
November 03, 2022, 05:21 PM
StorminNormin
These are the huge acorns dropping from my bur oak tree this year. I am having to start a second bucket and there are more still in the tree. I will try to plant a bunch at my land. Last time I did that, the wild pigs ate all of them.
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November 03, 2022, 05:36 PM
sse
Reminds me that I used to go to this one golf course nearby, and there was a huge black walnut tree on one hole. This time of year there would be hundreds of black walnuts on the ground. I stomped on a few of them to get them open.
Not too interested in the acorns, but I usually keep some acorn caps on me in the woods, which make great whistles.
November 03, 2022, 06:37 PM
Calif Phil
Years ago there was a guy in our small KS town selling tumbleweeds on Ebay. I guess people will buy about anything.
November 03, 2022, 06:46 PM
frayedends
It was a light year this year. You can tell in spring by how many flowers fall from the tree. But when I get a lot it’s a huge pain. If I can sell them that would be awesome.
These go to eleven.
November 03, 2022, 06:58 PM
41
Deer and bears love white oak acorns. That tree should feed them all year.
41
November 03, 2022, 07:04 PM
41
quote:
Originally posted by StorminNormin: These are the huge acorns dropping from my bur oak tree this year. I am having to start a second bucket and there are more still in the tree. I will try to plant a bunch at my land.
Some Walmart stores sell the potted tree in the spring.
41
November 03, 2022, 08:23 PM
StorminNormin
quote:
Originally posted by 41:
quote:
Originally posted by StorminNormin: These are the huge acorns dropping from my bur oak tree this year. I am having to start a second bucket and there are more still in the tree. I will try to plant a bunch at my land.
Some Walmart stores sell the potted tree in the spring.
Sounds like a good tree I will have to look into. I just wish I could plant all these bur oak acorns without pigs eating them.
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November 03, 2022, 09:59 PM
Il Cattivo
quote:
Originally posted by StorminNormin: I just wish I could plant all these bur oak acorns without pigs eating them.
Eat as many as you can and use the rest for fertilizer?
November 04, 2022, 04:54 AM
Leemur
quote:
Originally posted by 41: Deer and bears love white oak acorns. That tree should feed them all year.
The deer and squirrels are gorging on them within a few feet of my house this year. Couple times I thought I was going to have to throw a squirrel at a deer to get it to move on.
November 04, 2022, 09:49 AM
BamaJeepster
quote:
Originally posted by Leemur:
quote:
Originally posted by 41: Deer and bears love white oak acorns. That tree should feed them all year.
The deer and squirrels are gorging on them within a few feet of my house this year. Couple times I thought I was going to have to throw a squirrel at a deer to get it to move on.
I hear you, brother!
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams
November 04, 2022, 09:54 AM
PASig
I believe acorns were a major part of the typical Native American's diet, they treated them like any other edible nut.
I seem to recall they made a kind of soup with them.
November 04, 2022, 10:42 AM
old rugged cross
nice little oak tree bama. The ones in Or. I remember where three of four times that size. Probably not a white oak. We just new them as oak trees. They were truly massive.
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November 04, 2022, 10:44 AM
YooperSigs
The repeated "leaching" needed to make them edible is a hard no for me.
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November 04, 2022, 10:50 AM
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November 04, 2022, 01:28 PM
pedropcola
Funny and true story. I took a Navy land survival course somewhere over by Eglin AFB. Learned a bunch of stuff (all sea birds are edible) and basically starved for a week. Actually we ate a snake and the saddest raccoon you ever saw but I digress. Edible plants and such were briefed and we were encouraged to forage. I ate a couple palmetto roots which taste very good but are a shit ton of work to get out of the ground. Acorns were a readily available source but by that time I decided I needed to ration my sweat and took a nap instead of foraging for acorns. After you get them you have to boil them in 2 or 3 (I forget) separate boils to leach out their "juice" which is known to treat diarrhea. This is important to remember. My buddy got tired of the boiling part, threw up his hands, and decided he could wait to eat till we got back. He offered them to me and I said "how bad could they be, I just ate nasty raccoon".
Well it turns out they are tasty. It also turns out that the anti diarrheal properties are completely true.
I ate a hatful of these not boiled long enough things and without going into too much detail, I couldn't take a dump for a week. When I did poop, it was a tiny kernel that felt so amazing to pass I have never been happier. Don't eat this without the proper preparation. You have been warned. lol
November 04, 2022, 01:48 PM
sse
quote:
Originally posted by pedropcola: Funny and true story. I took a Navy land survival course somewhere over by Eglin AFB. Learned a bunch of stuff (all sea birds are edible) and basically starved for a week. Actually we ate a snake and the saddest raccoon you ever saw but I digress. Edible plants and such were briefed and we were encouraged to forage. I ate a couple palmetto roots which taste very good but are a shit ton of work to get out of the ground. Acorns were a readily available source but by that time I decided I needed to ration my sweat and took a nap instead of foraging for acorns. After you get them you have to boil them in 2 or 3 (I forget) separate boils to leach out their "juice" which is known to treat diarrhea. This is important to remember. My buddy got tired of the boiling part, threw up his hands, and decided he could wait to eat till we got back. He offered them to me and I said "how bad could they be, I just ate nasty raccoon".
Well it turns out they are tasty. It also turns out that the anti diarrheal properties are completely true.
I ate a hatful of these not boiled long enough things and without going into too much detail, I couldn't take a dump for a week. When I did poop, it was a tiny kernel that felt so amazing to pass I have never been happier. Don't eat this without the proper preparation. You have been warned. lol
