Showing posts with label acorns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acorns. Show all posts

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Remember that the mighty oak...


...was once a nut like you. :-)

There are many giant oaks on the Ryan Road trails. The above photo shows a white oak tree (Quercus Alba) in bloom. Most people are unaware that acorns start out as clusters of little 'catkin' like flowers. To see an example of the resulting acorns in the fall, click here (acorn photo credit to 'jlkuhns').