“Planting nuts requires a vision for a future that goes beyond one’s mortal reach.” — Bernd Heinrich from "The Trees in My Forest" Last fall I was presented with a gift of two 1-gallon plastic bags of ...

Acorns are beginning to shed from oak trees with fall’s arrival in the Midwest. To some, the acorns are a welcome sign of cooler days to come and can even provide entertainment by attracting wildlife.

Oak, the genus Quercus, is bumped into, climbed up in, sat under and fed upon by many during fall hunting, hiking, firewood cutting and photographing sessions. Years ago, one author wrote that “White ...

DE SOTO, Wis. (REPORT FOR AMERICA) – Jerry Boardman doesn’t remember exactly when he started collecting acorns in the fall. But the thousands upon thousands of them he gathers to share with people ...

Q. We planted a 10-foot-tall red oak in 1998. We love the fall color it gives us. This year it is producing a large crop of acorns. We would like to plant some acorns on our property in the Texas Hill ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — Here is the sound in our family room on a windy day in October: ...

Acorns are dropping across Connecticut but depending on where you live, you may see and hear a lot or none at all. Scientists at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station are reporting a highly ...

Acorns gathered by De Soto, Wisc. resident Jerry Boardman are planted near McGregor Lake, a river backwater near Prairie du Chien. Boardman collects tens of thousands of acorns per year to give to the ...