My oak tree….I typed my question in additional details and am a hunt and peck guy. Bill

Question

We have had an older white oak tree in our yard. We have lived here for 20 + years and have never had acorns. This year their are thousands and thousands that have fallen already this year. What is going on?? Look forward to your response.

Answer 1

You are right on time. It takes about 20 years for oak trees to start producing acorns. Peak production doesn't occur till between 50 and 80 years. A single tree can produce 10,000 acorns in one year. However, bumper crops don't usually happen every year, more like every three to five years.

Here is more:
https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/W126.pdf