25 October 2023
By late October leaves and nuts are underfoot and nonetheless falling. Crimson oak acorns that have been inexperienced on the department in August litter the footpaths and sidewalks now.
Beneath black walnut timber it’s laborious to not misstep on the yellow husked nuts. Chances are you’ll even be hit by a black walnut indifferent and dropped by a squirrel gathering nuts above you. Squirrels save time by crawling everywhere in the tree and detaching numerous nuts. Then they scurry down to gather them. Ouch!
Maintain trying down and it’s possible you’ll discover uncommon nuts and seeds like these.
Even with out leaves, you may establish the timber above you by figuring out the nuts at your toes. This fall I’ll run a sequence on figuring out nuts present in western Pennsylvania.
In the meantime to kick it off …
Adam Haritan explains a number of timber you may establish with out even trying up on this 15-minute Be taught Your Land video.
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