I will gladly pay for anything you can send! A flat rate priority box is under $10 if you can do that. I can even pre-pay postage through PayPal - just let me know.

And thank you!

All we have here are annoying black walnuts that conk you in the head and fill up the pond.

The thinking was tree grown from southern trees cuttings or seed, has developed the coping mechanisms needed for that climate. Trees grown in northern areas are more used to that weather and thrive in it better. Often do poorly when shipped south.

This would be where the advice comes from "Find a local nursery to get your trees from, so you have a better survival rate." Trees grown locally, do better in local conditions.

I know that there SEEMS to be no difference in trees, Burr Oaks for instance, when looking at them. Just that trees grown from southern acorns may not be as successful in maturing to full size. Would be easy to be wrong too, just that this "locale" of parent tree information has come up before in big failures-to-thrive discussions. Did seem most failures were imported bushes and trees, not local grown stuff.

Good luck to any acorn growers with Jeff's acorns. Hope they grow swiftly for you!

I have several seedling Burr Oaks coming along, that I started from the backyard tree a couple years ago. They are destined for fence row trees in the field or gifts. Rabbit nibblers are my worst enemy, not cold. The funny little hats on Burr Oak acorns caught my eye, like Russian fur hats. Mine are always the same size as other acorns, Pin, White, Red Oaks in the yard and woods. No acorns yet this year, but the Hickory nuts are falling. Very warm and lots of rain so trees don't quite think fall is here. Got colder last night, so maybe the best of summer is over.

Pam

Thanks Ryan nj