Maret School (Woodley Park, DC)- Drop Off Site (open thru 10/27)

About The Event

Thanks to our partners at Maret School for hosting this local drop-off location.  Look for the Tomorrow’s Trees sign next to the main entrance off Cathedral Ave! Drop Off your acorns and tree seeds! Here’s all the information you need about collecting acorns this year! And a printable list of types of seed they need for Maryland and Virginia. Let us know if you need bags mailed to you for collecting with this form or pick them up from collection site. They should be paper or sandbag breathable material, not plastic!

1. Collect Seeds – one bag for one tree!
2. Deliver bag(s) to collection bin
3. Label and weigh you bag
4. Submit the bag weight and seed info on https://tinyurl.com/TTSeedData or use the QR code at the site

*Not sure what type of tree? Include one small twig with your collection. This location supports both Maryland and Virginia collection efforts. The Virginia cut off date is 10/15. Maryland DNR resource page: https://dnr.maryland.gov/forests/Pages/tree-seed-sourcing-101.aspx Maryland Species: Oaks:  White Oak, Chestnut Oak, Northern Red Oak, Black Oak. Other:  Alder (Speckled and Hazel), American Plum, Chokeberry (Black and Red), Dogwood (Flowering and Red Osier), Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern Redbud (brown pods), Spicebush, Serviceberry, Winterberry and Witch Hazel. AND Virginia Species: Oaks: Black Oak, Bur Oak, Cherrybark Oak, Chestnut Oak, Chinkapin Oak, Live Oak, Northern Red Oak, Overcup Oak, Pin Oak, Scarlet Oak, Shumard Oak, Southern Red Oak, Swamp Chestnut Oak, Swamp White Oak, Water Oak, White Oak, Willow Oak. (*No Sawtooth Oak) Other: Alleghany Chinkapin, Black Walnut, Chinese Chestnut, Hazelnut, Virginia Dept of Forestry resource pages: Seeking Acorns and Nuts to Grow Seedlings (virginia.gov) Acorn and Nut Identification Guide (virginia.gov)