BSK
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In Nashville, I'm already seeing some mature (brown) Chinquapin acorns on the ground as well as Black Oak acorns.
Mature acorns - what are you seeing where
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I would be tickled to death to see chinquapin acorns for opening day I believe they are a deers favorite. I have seen a few whites but mainly blacks. I believe it's going to be a decent year for acorns in general on the east side.
Good acorn crop in southern Montgomery co. White oaks especially. They are not dropping yet but I am so glad to see them. We have not had acorns in the last two years. We do have a few chestnut oak acorns that are on the ground already.
Seeing quite a few reds on the ground in Fentress.
Seeing a lot on the ground in Middle TN. I atually like it better when there are NOT a lot of acorns because the deer have to roam about more to search for them. When it's a bumper crop, it seems all they do is stand up from the bed, walk 20-30 yds, pig out, then lay back down.
DoubleRidge
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Red oak in my yard is dropping......buddy of mine has big white oak in edge of one of his food plots that always drops early....he said yesterday it had started to drop......both trees in Middle TN
Here in Manchester the white oaks and willow oaks are dropping heavy. I ate one of the white oak acorns & they are soft & sweet. The willow oaks are bitter as can be and acidic.
backyardtndeer
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When I was cutting up the top of one of the white oaks i have down in my pasture, it looked like it had a good number of acorns on it. I have not seen any on the ground here yet.
This big ole white oak @ the house is covering my driveway .
tree_ghost
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Seeing plenty of reds with them in the tops, sporadic on the whites but they are starting to drop if the tree is holding them. Yellow buckeyes are dropping. Mexican plums are loaded and dropping. Persimmons are spotty but I found a grove of them 2 days ago that is dropping already and the branches are loaded to the point they are breaking off in the thunderstorms. Middle TN
Few white oaks falling ( first in 3 yrs), muscadines starting to drop, some persimmons are loaded but still hanging, didn't check the chestnut oaks & haven't seen a single red oak yet. Did stumble across two crab apples that I didn't know we had that are full! Wayne Co.
dg7080
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A few red and Chinquapin on the ground around here in upper middle TN (Sumner County). I can see quiet a few up in the top of my white oaks, but haven't seen any on the ground yet.
Dang yall got ripe persimmons already? They're still green here. It's usually October before I see them turning orange, let alone drop.
AM84
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My property on the mountain in SW VA (about 3 miles across the state line from TN) has a TON of acorns. I found some white oaks on the ground almost a month ago. I was out last week putting up a couple stands and didn't have to look hard to find them on the ground. The trees are pretty loaded with them too.
Hardin county. White oaks I would rank 60 per cent. I have not found any falling. I'm finding a few small red oaks. I don't know if they are gonna make or not.
No doubt they are the favorite on my property
BSK
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Although it looks like a bumper white oak crop in my area, strangely I'm seeing no acorns on the Mountain Chestnut Oaks. usually they are pretty consistent producers, but not this year.
BSK
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In the parks in Nashville, persimmons are falling like crazy. Trails are covered is squishy fallen fruit.
tree_ghost
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Yes. I killed a nice buck last year by finding a early falling grove of them on the edge of a thicket. Shot him the first week of season. Those persimmons can be very productive when falling before the acorn drop…
