One of the botany professors here at MTSU was quite excited that the overcup oaks (Quercus lyrata) apparently produced a good crop of acorns this year. Daniel ________________________________ From: "Reese, Carol" <jreese5@xxxxxxx> To: "magicboy15@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <magicboy15@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 4:07 PM Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Fall Food Huge load of acorns on the one of the few chestnut oaks (Quercus prinus aka montana) I know of in the region, next to the hospital in Union City. "There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." — Aldo Leopold Carol Reese Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District University of Tennessee Extension Service 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN 38301 731 425 4767 email jreese5@xxxxxxx From:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of G R LAUGHLIN Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 3:12 PM To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TN-Bird] Fall Food Someone mentioned no acorns or other nuts this fall and wondered about a spring freeze. Apparently we had something because I had no apple blossoms or apples this year. I do have walnuts already falling for the squirrels. I also feed corn. Nita Laughlin Springfield, TN 9-26-2011