The long, chestnut-shaped leaves become dark yellowish-green in summer and change to orange-yellow to yellow-brown in fall. Acorn nuts from oak trees are green and will turn tan, brown or dark ...

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 ...

The chestnut oak is a member of the white oak gang, which includes the white oak, of course, but also the post oak and the overcup oak. Both were strewing acorns, but the chestnut oak’s had ...

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 ...

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 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 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 ...

“Donating your acorns is a huge help to us, is a great outdoor activity and provides the perfect outdoor classroom to learn more about Virginia trees.” The Black Oak, Chestnut Oak, White Oak ...