A strange question, but did you have acorns this year?

[Gothic Sponge]

None of my trees dropped any acorns this fall. It's not just me, many here on Long Island had no acorns. Did you have acorns where you live?

[qnr]

1. No oaks. My wifes friend mentioned something about that to her

a little while back. Wonder what's up?

[Benhurst]

2. No holly berries and no acorns in my part of NC. NT

[Tsiyu]

3. We've got plenty. want some?

Actually, when I think about it, the number of acorns was smaller this year.

And I did have berries on a few older hollies before the birds or something got to them.

On edit, sometimes the horses will eat them. maybe squirrels or something got to them quickly? I'm not up on that whole oak tree/ rodent cycle, but maybe someone on DU knows?

[For PaisAn]

4. Very few

Long Island here also. We had very few acorns this year, usually they're everywhere, always crackling underfoot.

[Kellis]

5. Iv seen some on the hiking trails

where I run.

[Baja Margie]

6. Long Island is pretty ritzy there Gothic Sponge

what does it mean though, not having acorns? I mean, is it a sign of something other than...

http://danr.ucop.edu/ihrmp/oak96.htm

and what about the little squirrels, won't they be sad?

[Gothic Sponge]

7. I don't know about ritzy, but it does cost much to live here.

Thanks for the link.

I've been putting out bird seed in my yard for the birds/squirrels. I don't want to see them starve over the winter.

[samplegirl]

8. We had them in Ohio

but they seem to be getting much less each year.

[Lady Effingbroke]

9. hundreds of thousands. perhaps millions.

It's a hard hat area around my house every fall - one of those things falling from 30 feet up could go through your skull!

[Rowdyboy]

10. Tons and tons

[CO Liberal]

11. No Oaks. But Lots of Tumbleweeds

We're out on the windy prairie.