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