I think this is actually what is happening and people are misinterpreting as increased production from fertilizing oaks...I believe the NDA has done a study on this and showed no benefit. The best thing you can do is identify the most productive trees, and clear out the surrounding trees and understory to remove the competition. Ever notice how some of the most productive oaks are in fields or field edges? They have less competition or none at all, and full sunlight.
White oaks can produce bumper acorn crops their entire lifespan, which can be 100 to in extreme cases 200 years.BSK,there is a whiteoak tree out in my field that sometimes has acorns but will not produce acorns for maybe 5 years or more.The buds may get killed each year by freeze.Im 67 years old and this tree was on the farm when I was a little boy.Ive tried fertilize and lime but dont seem to produce acorns but really makes the hay really grow around the tree!My Question is,how many years is a whiteoak gonna produce acorns?This tree was big when I was a kid!
White oaks can produce bumper acorn crops their entire lifespan, which can be 100 to in extreme cases 200 years.