No, this isn't an article written for (or by) squirrels – humans can actually eat acorns under certain circumstances. The nuts stem from oak trees, and can actually elicit a mild, nutty flavor.

Red oak acorns contain more tannin than their white ... entry and exit for hunting these spots. Remember those trees dropping nuts that deer turned their snooty little noses up at in September?

Are they nuts, seeds, or something else entirely? Acorns are sometimes referred to as an “oak nut” as they are the fruiting body of oak trees. As any fruit does, after the acorn ripens ...

(Photo courtesy of Jerry Boardman) In reality, Boardman began collecting around the time that the need for acorns — a nut that contains the seed that grows oak trees — was growing critical.

The bark is dark gray and blocky, with long running ridges. Shingle oak tends to keep its lower dead limbs attached to the tree. The fruit is a small, rounded acorn with a thin cap that covers a third ...

No, this isn't an article written for (or by) squirrels – humans can actually eat acorns under certain circumstances. The nuts stem from oak trees, and can actually elicit a mild, nutty flavor.