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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:11 PM Original message |
No acorns this year -- random strangeness or climatic event? |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. I will look at the mighty Oaks in my son's yard. nt |
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Sedona (715 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. I was at Montecello last month and there are plenty of acorns there |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. so you're saying the media just basically made up the story |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. that's good to hear -- i'm in central Fl and there's nada, zip, zero |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 06:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
58. It's funny you should mention this, |
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denese (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
61. My parents have lots of them in Central Florida |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. Acorns and hickory nuts all over our neighborhood in SW Ala. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. No acorns here in Florida for the second year in a row |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. i didn't notice it last year -- it's funny how you can miss something that's *not* there. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. the acorn is not the real issue here in my humble view and it's nothing to do w. bees either |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. i really like your theory. and what you say about habitat. |
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Egalitariat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
56. We had acorns all over Ocala, FL last year. I haven't looked this year, but I think |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. Some years "mast crops" fail |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. There are acorns here in Columbus |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. Lots of acorns from the Live Oaks here in South Texas n/t |
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GregD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. None here in Nor Cal either |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. the story cites NY, parts of New England, Maryland and parts of Kansas -- none in Cent FL |
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calikid (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. Lots here in the Sacramento Valley |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
39. but lots of them here south of San Francisco |
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bluesmail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
50. I'm also in Northern California. Mendocino County. I just went |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. Scads of acorns in my Raleigh yard. Anyone want some? |
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GentryDixon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. Lots of acorns & hickory nuts at our place in Harnett County. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. My yard in Durham County is full of acorns. |
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zazen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
45. and mine took root before I got to them; 4,500 baby oak trees come March |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. In CT, ours fell early this year. Tons of 'em. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
14. we had acorns this year |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
15. Sixty miles north of Nashville there's an abundant crop of acorns. |
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PearliePoo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
16. I have a little Beech nut tree I planted about 7 years ago. |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
19. Acorn production and off years article (it does happen) |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Yes, but that does not explain ZERO acorn production. n/t |
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doodadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. As always, tons of them here |
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GrpCaptMandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
21. Choice 3: |
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Nictuku (907 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
23. Plenty in SF Bay Area |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'm in West Virginia, 150 miles west and 50 miles north of the area they mention |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. wow -- your neck of the woods sounds lovely! |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
25. Acorn Shortage Could Have Negative Impacts in San Luis Obispo, Calif., Area. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
30. Last year we had a huge surplus of acorns |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 07:29 AM Response to Reply #30 |
59. YES! |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
31. Hunter-gatherers suffer wide economic variations year-to-year |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
32. Tons here. The 'country folk' are predicting a harsh winter. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. To be honest about it we're already seeing more winter than we normally get |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
35. We have a big, beautiful oak in our yard...no acorns this year. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. maybe ask your tree expert if this is something s/he's familiar with. |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
36. We've never had more acorns here in Central Texas. |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
37. It looks like there is variation in what is happening across the country - |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 02:29 PM Original message |
the article mentions that overproduction of acorns is common when trees are stressed, |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
51. Nuts!?!? Argh! You get the official "Bad Pun Of The Day Award"... |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
38. up here in Maine, more acorns than ever....never seen so many in my life |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
40. Here in middle Tennessee, we have an abundant mast crop this year. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. your place sounds wonderful. i wasn't aware of the deer die-off -- was it drought-related? |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Die-off was due to epizootic hemorrhagic disease -- killed about 90% of deer here |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #52 |
60. The deer herd has rebounded well here in East Tenn |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
41. Yes, here, too. I waited for them to fall and they never did. I usually have to |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. where are you? |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. Minnesota |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
46. Must be local. Loads of acorns, hickories, walnuts, chestnuts here in MD. nt |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
47. the oak trees here in France |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #47 |
66. Do Cork Oaks bear acorns? |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
49. Just a late frost |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
53. Tons of pecans from my trees in Mid-TN |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
54. tons of 'em here in mid-MO, and all other seed-bearing trees too |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
55. Lots of them in my yard and the squirrels are fat from eating them. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
57. Acorns aplenty, and fat squirrels, in my yard in north Fl. nt |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
62. They can come get all they want out of my yard |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
63. I blame ACORN. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
64. Acorn crop heavy here in S.E. Ohio. |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
65. Our oak trees produced acorns |
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