As one of the most abundant natural food resources in California, acorns provide food for a vast array of wildlife from scrub jays to mule deer and were formerly a staple of Native Californians, making up over half the diet of some groups and significantly influencing tribal ranges. Given their importance, it may seem strange that relatively little is known concerning acorn production patterns of California’s oaks.
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Oaks, Acorns, and Acorn Woodpeckers
Oaks ‘n Folks – Volume 15, Issue 1 – March 2000 No species is more intimately associated with oaks than the acorn woodpecker, a common resident of oak woodlands throughout California. Acorn woodpeckers eat acorns directly off trees in the
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Koenig, Walt and Jean Knops, Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 12, Issue 2 – September, 1997 Intermittent seed production, also known as mast seeding, is a widespread phenomenon among forest trees. One of the defining features of mast seeding is that
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