The Bur Oaks have some of the largest acorns of any other. They are fast-growing in their youth and begin to produce acorns at about 25 years of age. With maturity the bark has a corky, ridged bark and unique texture. If you have additional questions, please contact the Tennessee Forestry Association, the East Tennessee Nursery or your local area forester. Shumard Oak Trees For Sale Wildlife Heritage Tree Nursery Shumard Oak ( Quercus shumardii) Shumard oak trees are one of the largest species red oaks. A hardy upright tree with an open oval canopy and leathery lobed dark green leaves that turn amber in the fall. Acorns should be taken to your local forestry office as designated by the East Tennessee Nursery as soon as acorns are collected and processed. They turn a rich yellow-brown in the fall. Clean and store acorns in cool, but not freezing, conditions to maintain moisture and viability as directed in the instructions. Features alternating, simple dark green leaves that are 68' long and have 35 pairs of obtuse, acutish lobes.Make sure that only white oak acorns are collected distinguishing white oak acorns from other oak species by referring to the UT Extension Tree Identification Booklet and the handout in the acorn collection kit. Instructions will differ depending on your location and the amount of acorns collected. Contact the East Tennessee Nursery (87) with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, TN Department of Agriculture to get information on how to deliver or ship collected acorns.Contact the Tennessee Forestry Association or call 61 for an acorn collection kit.The fruit almost has a tropical flavor with a unique. ![]() The fruit ripens and falls from the tree through out October into November. It produces a large 1.5 acorn shaped crabapple, the prolific means it produces both heavily and annually. Watch our YouTube video to understand the process of how to collect, process, and ship/pickup white oak acorns. We successfully transplant 100’s of mature trees per year throughout New England. This grafted tree is the prolific crabapple called Acorn Pippin.Thank you for your interest in collecting white oak acorns for producing seedlings for reforestation! We appreciate your interest and efforts in collecting acorns to promote the stewardship, conservation, and future of white oaks.
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