"R.J. Rabenberg" wrote:

I'm not sure this is even the right place, but many gardeners subscribe
to information found in The Old Farmers Almanac and the like. I live in
SE South Dakota and have a 75+ year burr oak in my yard. This year I
have so many acorns that ther ground is literally covered with them.
Does anyone know if this may be a sign of an impending hard long winter?
TIA,
RJ

Funny you should post about that. A tree on a back neighbors yard was
shedding acorns onto the roof of his garage. All day long these pops
and scraps would sound off as they bounced and ran down the roof
shingles. I have never noticed that before. It didn't occur to me that
there might be light and heavy years. I just assumed I wasn't around
when this tree dropped them. Interestingly, the flush of falling
acrons all seemed to happen within a day or two.

DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
1st Year Gardener