Acorns

Oak trees have thrived in the temperate climate of North America, with acorns contributing a significant source of nutrients to the Native American diet, being a more secondary source of food for early settlers, to being almost completely neglected in today’s food supply. Even though there are hundreds of species of oak trees, most are either a type of white oak or red oak. Both of these trees will provide an abundant crop of acorns in the fall, but the white oak acorn only requires one growing season to mature and the red oak two.