October 28th 2007

Acorns - Green Thumb Sunday

I love this Autumnal photograph of the acorn.

An Acorn

An acorn is the fruit of an oak tree.

The oak tree is one of my favourite trees. What is your favourite tree?

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  1. Sad to say, I’ve never seen an acorn, except in fall floral arrangements. I think I’ve seen some oak trees in my travels, but not when they were producing acorns.
    I really love Ficus nitida, but they are very frost sensitive, so I will never plant them again. I lost all 5 of mine last winter. Serves me right for not using native trees.
    Happy GTS,
    Aiyana

    Comment by Aiyana — October 28, 2007 @ 6:24 am

  2. Hi Aiyana, What an interesting comment you have left. Sorry to hear about the trees that you lost and that you have never seen an acorn. It’s so interesting finding out about plants and trees that grow in different parts of the world.
    Thanks for visiting and commenting. Sara from farmingfriends

    Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — October 28, 2007 @ 7:21 am

  3. Hi Sara. Thanks for your posts and for linking to my site as well.

    My favourite tree is the paperbark maple. No room for one though in our suburban garden as we have 4 huge mature trees already. 2 black pines, 1 douglas fir and a sycamore.

    All tower above the house and hopefully will stay up for many years to come! ;-)

    Comment by Tractorboy — October 28, 2007 @ 7:51 am

  4. Hi Tractorboy,
    No problem about the links - I am enjoying your site.
    Thanks for your comment about your favourite tree. it is interesting to find out what trees are growing in gardens. I have a book on trees and will look up the paperbark maple. We have lots of interesting trees growing in our garden and orchard. We even have a walnut tree. Thanks for driopping by.
    Sara @ farmingfriends

    Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — October 28, 2007 @ 8:43 am

  5. I just may have to check into this “Green Thumb Sunday”….I see the blogs with them all the time!

    Have a great day, hope your weekend has been kind.

    Comment by Hootin' Anni — October 28, 2007 @ 12:03 pm

  6. What a great photo! Love it! I guess my favorite is the maple. I really enjoy the different colors each tree has in the fall. I have 2 huge ones in front of my home and another in the back.

    Comment by jean — October 28, 2007 @ 12:38 pm

  7. That is a beautiful photo of an acorn. They are such fascinating structures - with the acorns sitting in their little cups. I am not sure what is my favourite tree - there are so many great trees. Beech, alder, holly, yew - they are all special for different reasons.
    TopVeg

    Comment by TopVeg — October 28, 2007 @ 2:27 pm

  8. Hi Sara,

    I see that you found one then, did you have to look far as it seems not to be a good year for them .
    My favourite tree changes at the year goes by, a mountain ash with white berries in my backgarden is doing it for me at the mo.

    Cheers Mark

    Comment by Mark — October 28, 2007 @ 2:46 pm

  9. I haven’t seen too many acorns since moving up north from Illinois. I used to make doll faces with them. And of course they had a sweet built-in hat. I love the white-barked birch and aspen. They stand out on their own.

    Comment by barbara — October 28, 2007 @ 3:07 pm

  10. Hi! That is a pretty photo, for sure! Funny, I had just seen some acorns on the ground as I got out of the car at the grocery store this morning…it had rained and washed a few out of the trees! They looked pretty just floating in the puddles! Too bad I didn’t have my camera! My favorite tree of all times is the Spruce. They are just so pretty to me…I see them when I go to Tennessee…
    Julie

    Comment by Julie — October 28, 2007 @ 6:02 pm

  11. Oaks are one of my favorites. They are sturdy strong trees. They might take a while to mature, but that makes them even stronger.

    Comment by Curtis — October 29, 2007 @ 8:09 am

  12. Hi Curtis,
    The oak tree is magnificent for many reasons.
    Thanks for letting me know which tree you like. Sara @ farmingfriends

    Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — October 29, 2007 @ 9:03 am

  13. Acorns remind me of Fall. They also remind me I have some raking to do… We have a large Pin Oak in the front yard and acorns and leaves are falling all over the new bed I just created!! I’m not sure if I have a favorite tree. Love most of them. We have lots of Crape Myrtles around here, and even though they are overused, the flowers are gorgeous. Happy belated GTS!

    Comment by GardenMomma — October 29, 2007 @ 1:26 pm

  14. I love acorns, maybe I was a squirrel in a former life!

    Comment by Louise — October 29, 2007 @ 2:27 pm

  15. Hi GardenMomma,
    Yes acorns certainly epitomise Autumn and fall. I will have to look up th crape myrtle and see what it looks like. you have made it sound interesting. Thanks so much for visiting and commenting. Sara @ farmingfriends

    Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — October 29, 2007 @ 2:56 pm

  16. Hi Louise,
    Yes acorns are great and apparently you can feed them to pigs and they love them!
    Thanks for dropping by and commenting. Sara @ farmingfriends

    Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — October 30, 2007 @ 4:54 am

  17. i like silver birches best

    Comment by CG — October 31, 2007 @ 3:09 pm

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