Boardman gathered about 65,000 acorns this year, which will be planted in the river floodplain in an attempt to grow new, ...

The best acorns for the table are those of the white oak class, which include Quercus virginiana, live oak, and Quercus macrocarpa, Burr oak. Red oaks synthesize more tannins and acorns are more ...

Acorns themselves aren't actually the whole seeds; they're a tough shell that protects the delicate seed inside. Some ...

Bur Oak is the state tree of Iowa ... The flowers are greenish-yellow catkins, produced in the spring. The acorns are very large, 2-5 cm (0.8-2 in) long and 2-4 cm (0.8-1.5 in) broad, with ...