Last fall I tried to start some acorns from a friend’s chestnut oak, which also belongs to the white oak group, but the squirrels dug them all up and carried them off. This year I’ll plant my ...

C.M. Left to right: Acorns from chestnut oak, northern red oak, black oak, white oak, pin oak, willow oak, southern red oak Virginia Department of Forestry For most outdoorsmen and women, identifying ...

chestnut, and swamp oak. Red oak species group acorns must be planted in the second season, meaning the following spring. These acorns need about 1,000 hours of cold, or around 42 days.

However, the preferred food source for whitetail deer and many other game species, white oak acorns, saw a big rebound from last year. “While White and Chestnut Oak acorn production was up ...

“The nursery annually uses 1,000-2,000 pounds of white oak acorns and 1,000 pounds of chestnut oak acorns,” said Smith. “Those species are dealing with some disease issues and we’re losing ...

The acorn of the red oak is also much different than that of the black oak. The most common oaks found in Frederick County are white oak, chestnut oak, red oak, black oak, scarlet oak and pin oak.

The fruit of the chestnut oak is a relatively-large dark brown acorn with a smooth edge on the outer margin of the cap. Chestnut oaks, which grow to 60 to 70 feet tall, are often found on high, dry ...

Other white oak family members include the bur oak, chestnut oak, and Oregon white ... and continuing through December, the oak tree acorn is maturing and ripening for collection.