In a Nutshell: Oak Tree and Acorn Facts

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Discover oak tree and acorn facts you might not have known.
Discover oak tree and acorn facts you might not have known.
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Many critters, including the gray squirrel, crave the good stuff in acorns: protein, carbohydrates and fat.
Many critters, including the gray squirrel, crave the good stuff in acorns: protein, carbohydrates and fat.
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The acorn woodpecker's handiwork. In autumn, the birds drill holes into trees and tightly stash acorns for winter; the acorns are so snug that even squirrels can't pry them out.
The acorn woodpecker's handiwork. In autumn, the birds drill holes into trees and tightly stash acorns for winter; the acorns are so snug that even squirrels can't pry them out.
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An acorn lies on the ground beneath an oak tree.
An acorn lies on the ground beneath an oak tree.

Learn about oak tree and acorn facts and how this tree nut provides food for a wide variety of wildlife.

Magnificent oak trees and their acorns sustain countless wild creatures.

BLAM! BONK-BLAM! BLAM! For days on end at our house, this is early autumn’s tune — a slow, staccato solo for pickup-truck
percussion in A (for annoying) minor. No matter where I move my truck in our tree-covered driveway it sits beneath an oak, and acorns
come raining down on it like oversized hailstones on a tin roof.

  • Published on Oct 1, 2003
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