Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia

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Mertensia virginica en masse.
Mertensia virginica en masse. Photo © Mary Free

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A 69-year old Quercus alba (white oak) tree in Virginia once produced more than 23,000
acorns. On average, though, a good mast year finds 10,000 acorns on a forest-grown tree
and less on an urban tree like this white oak at Bon Air Park's Sunny Garden in November.
Photo © Mary Free

A 69-year old Quercus alba (white oak) tree in Virginia once produced more than 23,000 acorns. On average, though, a good mast year finds 10,000 acorns on a forest-grown tree and less on an urban tree like this white oak at Bon Air Park's Sunny Garden in November.

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