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A New Method of Storing Nuttall Oak Acorns Over Winter

Among red oak acorns, those of the Nuttall oak (Quercus nuttallii Palmer) may present the fewest problems in storage over winter. But as Bonner (1) has shown, Nuttall acorns, like all red oak acorns, should not be allowed to drop below a moisture content of 43 (30) percent (all moisture content percentages are given by dry and then by wet weight). Storing Nuttall acorns dry in open containers kept at near freezing will lead to serious moisture loss and low germination rates. In the test reported here, acorns stored by the recommended method of sealed polyethylene bags (2) and acorns stored in water or wet sand were compared, and the results indicate that acorns can be successfully stored in water over winter and that subsequent germination percentages will equal or exceed those of other storage methods.


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Author(s): Robert L. Johnson

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 30, Number 2 (1979)

Section: general

Volume: 30

Number: 2