Two oak tree locations in Hanover PA
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Oak 1:
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Oak 2:
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405 Dart Drive, Hanover, Pennsylvania.
There are a few oak trees along this street and I never remember which ones come from where. So these might be pin oak (which is confirmed to be on this street) or might be something else (I feel like I found northern red oak acorns along this road but I don’t remember).
The trees themselves are obviously in someone’s yard, but the acorns fall on the sidewalk, the grass next to the road, and the road itself. You should be able to collect some for seeds or food, depending on how fast the squirrels (of which there are many) are.
I know there are more oaks along this road, but I’m still looking for their exact locations on google maps.
EDIT: Lol omg. Directly across the street from tree #2 is A MASSIVE oak tree and the leaves are thinner so I’m pretty sure that’s the pin oak tree. Wow. That’s really convenient. Pin oak acorns are super small, but super pretty. They have stripes.
Here’s what they look like fresh:
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Just look at them. Look how pretty they are.
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2 McKinley Avenue, Hanover, Pennsylvania.
like before the tree itself is in someone’s yard, but the acorns fall onto the sidewalk, the grass beside it, and the road itself. There are so many that the sidewalk becomes practically unusable. No idea what species it is.
according to the timestamps on my blog, these acorns here were collected in super early October, 2017. And then I got a different job so I didn’t bike that way anymore, so I haven’t gotten any for the past three years. But I’ll collect some this year.
anyways did you know oak trees are host plants as well as sources of food for wildlife and people??? I didn’t until last week!