Drop Off

Virginia Department of Forestry Drop Off Site (open thru 10/15)

Drop off your nuts and seeds! They can be placed in the bins on the first floor of the parking garage.

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When: Sep. 5, 2024 9:00am through Oct. 15, 2024 4:00pm
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Where: Government Center Parking Garage

About The Event

Acorns and seeds can be placed in the bins on the first floor of the parking garage. Look for the Tomorrow’s Trees banner.

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 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.

We are specifically looking for the following species of seeds for the region:

Alleghany Chinkapin, Black Walnut, Chinese Chestnut, Hazelnut, 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 longer accepting Sawtooth Oak

Virginia Dept of Forestry resource pages:

Seeking Acorns and Nuts to Grow Seedlings (virginia.gov)

Acorn and Nut Identification Guide (virginia.gov)

Event Location Government Center Parking Garage
12055 Government Center Pkwy Fairfax, VA, 22035

About Virginia Dept of Forestry

The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) collects a variety of species of acorns and nuts that can be planted at its Augusta Nursery (Crimora, Va.) to grow into tree seedlings that will become the forests of tomorrow.

Register for this event

Registration Closes October 15, 2024 at 4:00 pm