About The Event
Join fellow Northern Virginians collecting seeds on their property to drop off your acorns and tree seeds! The collection bin is right outside of the Nature Center building. Please park in the pavilion lot and carry your collection over, unless it is a larger collection and then you may proceed to drive slowly on the Nature Center access road with flashers on.
Here’s all the information you need about collecting acorns this year! And a printable list of types of seed they need for Virginia. Please place your collections in sturdy paper bags or breathable material, not plastic!
- Collect Seeds – one bag for one tree!
- Deliver bag(s) to collection bin
- Label your bag (Tree type, Date collected, Weight)
*Not sure what type of tree? Include a leaf or a small twig with your collection.
Specific trees of Virginia to collect from:
Black Walnut, Chinese Chestnut, Black Oak, Bur Oak, Cherrybark Oak, Chestnut Oak, Chinkapin Oak, Northern Red Oak, Pin Oak, Shumard Oak, Southern Red Oak, Swamp Chestnut Oak, Swamp White Oak, Water Oak, White Oak & Willow Oak.
Virginia Deptartment of Forestry resource pages:
- Seeking Acorns and Nuts to Grow Seedlings (virginia.gov)
- Acorn and Nut Identification Guide (virginia.gov)
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