Thursday, November 24, 2022

2022 Acorn Watch: Swamp White Oak (Quercus michauxii)

 

This past week, we found both ripe and ripening acorns in the leaf litter under our large swamp white oak (Quercus michauxii). There weren't many fruits―only these five. In hindsight, it would have been worthwhile to count the empty caps.


The ripening acorns are very pretty―the caps are pink!

The ripe fruits are shades of brown.