Acorns Aplenty: Grand Valley State University Botanist Explains Why the Familiar Fall Underfoot Crunch is More Pronounced
October 27, 2021
October 27, 2021
ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 27 (TNSRes) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news:
Acorns abound right now, indicating the oak trees are in overdrive, producing potential offspring, as part of a cycle that has environmental and ecological implications, a Grand Valley botanist said.
And while this process, known as masting, produces a veritable feast for squirrels, the oak tree cycle of peaks and valleys of acorn production actually is a process for contro . . .
Acorns abound right now, indicating the oak trees are in overdrive, producing potential offspring, as part of a cycle that has environmental and ecological implications, a Grand Valley botanist said.
And while this process, known as masting, produces a veritable feast for squirrels, the oak tree cycle of peaks and valleys of acorn production actually is a process for contro . . .