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Where could I find acorns in County Galway or County Sligo?

  • 06-11-2024 11:45AM
    #1
    paulanalysis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭


    Hi, I would like to collect some acorns and plant them.

    Does anyone know of a good place in County Galway or County Sligo where I might find them?

    Regards,

    D



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  • #2
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,315 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    I don't think it has been a great year for acorns, you may find a few but we had hardly any after a good year last year.

    Find some accessible, deciduous woodland and look for oak trees, they mostly still have a few leaves so you would be able to identify them. Or park land where they have a few oak trees

    Even on a good year though the acorns will have fallen by now and taken by animals so its possibly a bit late. Its really just a matter of going out, identifying oaks and searching. Apparently Barna Woods in Galway has massive oaks, so that may be your best bet.



  • #3
    tphase
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭tphase


    You could also lift some small oak saplings and plant them.



  • #4
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,139 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    About 10 years ago, my wife got the idea that she wanted to plant an oak tree in our garden (in a pot).

    I went out to the local woods where I knew there were oaks, but there were no acorns to be found.

    She posted on a local "free to a good home" Facebook group, and after some messages back and forth, that evening someone posted an envelope of acorns through the letterbox.

    One took, and we now have a 3 foot oak tree on the patio.



  • #5
    Accidentally
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 278 ✭✭Accidentally


    If you ever get near Longford, I can give you some that germinated this year. I have some acorns as well, but as already said, a poor crop this year and they're quite small.



  • #6
    demello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭demello


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122808855#Comment_122808855

    Hi thanks. What part of Longford are you in?

    Thanks.



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