Mast year

[Mick Dempsey]

Small acorns ATM, but numerous, branches hanging heavy....

[David Humphries]

On 7/28/2017 at 20:35, Mick Dempsey said:

Small acorns ATM, but numerous, branches hanging heavy....

Big numbers.........

[David Humphries]

Interesting angle on why there may be mast years.....

 

"variable acorn production is an important way that oaks increase the probability that the acorns they produce will evade predators and survive to germination"

 

http://calag.ucanr.edu/Archive/?article=ca.v049n05p7

 

 

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[David Humphries]

big mast year again 

 

 

 

 

[Khriss]

Same here, Essex end of line, dropping like rain, but not fat.  K

Edited August 19, 2020 by Khriss
( Epping Forest area and surroundings )

[Khriss]

.....must gather them up n bring the Jays to the garden  ! K

[AJStrees]

Had the same thought this morning lots and lots of acorns this year. All varying sizes.

[Dan Maynard]

Haven't a picture I've seen a few laden oaks in East Anglia this year.

[Ty Korrigan]

Dragging oak branches up slope today was made difficult by the carpet of acorns under foot.

A lone small oak which failed.

There was extreme loading on some of the branches, a slight touch of a saw and BANG!

 Stuart

Edited August 19, 2020 by Ty Korrigan

[Paul Cleaver]

Its going to be windy this next day or two -a bad combination.