WE NEED YOUR HELP! This initiative is asking Tennessee’s civic organizations, forestry groups, landowners, and anyone interested to collect white oak acorns. We are also offering technical and financial assistance to private forest owners to assist them in managing or restoring White Oak on their property. We are offering educational opportunities for landowners to learn more about the problem and solutions. The Tennessee Forestry Association and its partners are raising awareness of the impending shortage of White Oak trees in our forests. Most have indicated a need for assistance from forestry professionals to achieve this goal. Private forest landowners hold the key to actively managing and restoring White Oak forests for the next generation. We must increase the active management and restoration of White Oak across Tennessee. Raise awareness about the impending shortage of White Oak in our forests. The acorn, or oaknut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera Quercus and Lithocarpus, in the family Fagaceae).It usually contains one seed (occasionally two seeds), enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule.Acorns are 16 cm (1 2 2 + 1 2 in) long and 0.84 cm (3 8 1 + 5 8 in) on the fat side. Without action, we will see a drop in White Oak numbers in our forests in the next 40-50 years. White Oak wood also imparts distinctive flavorings during the aging process of whiskeys.Ĭurrently, White Oak trees are abundant in eastern hardwood forests and across Tennessee, but current management practices are not suitable to support the next generation of oaks. The pores of white oak wood are impervious to liquids making it a preferred species for tight cooperage or whiskey barrels. White Oak (Quercus Alba) is a keystone species in Tennessee’s hardwood forests, providing food to over 180 species of birds and animals, fall colors to Tennessee, and highly valuable wood used in furniture, flooring, cabinetry, and the spirits industry.
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