Acorns
Dec 5, 2019 19:36:57 #
Quercus rubra, Northern red oak from the Fagacea family - the beeches and oaks. Red oak is widespread across eastern North America. I love the fall colors on Red oaks and it is the host plant for an amazing 534 Lepidoptera species (butterflies, moths and skippers), so I have wanted to get some going here, but previous attempts at germinating these have been foiled by the resident chipmunk population. I need a new strategy.
These acorns are a little less than an inch long. I will stratify them in cold moist storage through the winter and then start them in May in pots with wire cages on them.
100mm Macro lens plus the Raynox 250.
Mike
Acorn 1 on Flickr
Acorn 2 on Flickr
Acorn 3 on Flickr
Acorn 4 on Flickr
Acorn 5 on Flickr
These acorns are a little less than an inch long. I will stratify them in cold moist storage through the winter and then start them in May in pots with wire cages on them.
100mm Macro lens plus the Raynox 250.
Mike
Acorn 1 on FlickrAcorn 2 on FlickrAcorn 3 on FlickrAcorn 4 on FlickrAcorn 5 on FlickrDec 5, 2019 19:52:02 #
Dec 5, 2019 20:19:45 #
chrisg-optical wrote:
Nice shots! They make a great macro subject.
Thanks.
Mike
Dec 5, 2019 21:34:26 #
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Dec 6, 2019 08:30:59 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
i Quercus rubra /i , Northern red oak from the Fa... (show quote)
Very nice shots
Dec 6, 2019 08:37:52 #
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Dec 6, 2019 09:49:02 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
i Quercus rubra /i , Northern red oak from the Fa... (show quote)
Very Nice work and I like them.
Dec 6, 2019 10:58:26 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
i Quercus rubra /i , Northern red oak from the Fa... (show quote)
Lovely images with outstanding textures and color pallet. They are a favorite food for the deer in our area and highly important in building fat reserves for their winter survival. I noticed a tiny hole in one of them and I have seen that same hole in some of them here. Do you know what kind of critter bores its way into them?
Dec 6, 2019 11:50:36 #
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Dec 6, 2019 12:28:59 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Lovely images with outstanding textures and color pallet. They are a favorite food for the deer in our area and highly important in building fat reserves for their winter survival. I noticed a tiny hole in one of them and I have seen that same hole in some of them here. Do you know what kind of critter bores its way into them?
Thanks. Those holes are pretty common on acorns and it is Oak weevil larvae that bore their way out. The adult female lays eggs in the acorns while they are still soft, the acorn harden in the fall and drop to the ground and then the larvae chew holes to get out. The larvae then burrow into the ground overwinters there and then pupates in the Spring.
Mike
Dec 6, 2019 12:30:10 #
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