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lucky4fingers said:

Our oak tree is now ~16" diameter, 70 ft tall, and has a drip line of ~
40ft. It is also producing an enornmous amount of acorns. Any ideas on how
to control / dispose of them short of cutting down the tree?
TIA

Oaks have a tendency to drop inordinate amounts of acorns when they're
stressed, as a way to ensure their "survival". If the tree is capable of
reaching a house or other valuable structure/item, should it fall, I would
ask an arborist to check it to make sure it has no underlying problems that
can/can't be corrected. Sometimes by the time visible symptoms begin to
show, it's too late to save the tree.

It could also be nothing at all. 'Oak tree' is quite generic (specific
species is helpful, but with oaks can be tricky), and '70 ft' is quite
common, among oaks. There's room for a heckuva lot of acorns on a 70' tree.
If it's dropping considerably more than it has in the past few years, an
your weather has been fairly constant, I'd have it looked at. Just my $.02

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