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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 964949" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Bigfoot, </p><p>There's really no way to predict it. Some years are worse than others. Oaks tend to run in a 'boom-bust' mast cycle - and not all trees will be in an 'on' year at the same time. But some years, the 'perfect storm' seems to hit, and we see problems across a wide area. Back in Missouri, about '92 or '93, I saw acorn toxicosis cases out the wazoo, from all over the state. </p><p> </p><p>That said, I've done some playing around with 'low-tannin' oak selections - and I'm not convinced that genetics is the whole story with them - I've eaten acorns from selected low-tannin trees some years that are totally non-bitter(not much flavor, either, though), and acorns from the same tree the next year are just like any other white oak - so... growing conditions such as rainfall, temperature, etc. may play a role.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 964949, member: 12607"] Bigfoot, There's really no way to predict it. Some years are worse than others. Oaks tend to run in a 'boom-bust' mast cycle - and not all trees will be in an 'on' year at the same time. But some years, the 'perfect storm' seems to hit, and we see problems across a wide area. Back in Missouri, about '92 or '93, I saw acorn toxicosis cases out the wazoo, from all over the state. That said, I've done some playing around with 'low-tannin' oak selections - and I'm not convinced that genetics is the whole story with them - I've eaten acorns from selected low-tannin trees some years that are totally non-bitter(not much flavor, either, though), and acorns from the same tree the next year are just like any other white oak - so... growing conditions such as rainfall, temperature, etc. may play a role. [/QUOTE]
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