Acorns

[Dan K]

Hello all,

Long-time reader, first-time poster on the forum, and my first one is a request!

For the past month or two I’ve been trying to keep an eye out for acorns since I’m planning to preserve some and make a Christmas gift with them, but for the life of me I cannot seem to find any! Sounds mad I know.

The article below left me with dwindling hopes so I’m throwing it out to anyone who might know of any places in Surrey they have seen some this year?

http://www.theguardian.com/environm...upply-say-forestry-commission-and-naturalists

Any recommendations welcome

Thanks,
Dan.

 

[John Fenna]

We have not had a good Acorn crop around here for a long time. This year was superb for Beech though ... just not for Acorns...

 

[bambodoggy]

Hello and welcome

As a Surrey resident who works with trees I can confirm that this is not a good year for acorns....as the old saying goes "should have been here yesterday", well last year anyway...we had a serious glutt last year but a definite drought this year. I've hardly seen any on any oak in this area this year.

We do have rather a glutt of most other things this year, Beech nuts were bumper but more or less finished now. Sweet chestnuts are everywhere and some with a good size to them...maybe think about dong whatever you were planning with acorns this year with Chestnuts instead??? and these how next year goes.

Hope that helps,

Bam.

 

[Dan K]

Thanks for the responses chaps, looks like I'll have to change my plans...Just my luck managing to pick the one time I need acorns and there's a drought for them!