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Zell began to do some research. He found Internet discussion groups, including one on Topix called "No acorns this year," reporting the same thing from as far a
by ingenium 18y ago
Zell began to do some research. He found Internet discussion groups, including one on Topix called "No acorns this year," reporting the same thing from as far away as the Midwest up through New England and Nova Scotia. "We live in Glenwood Landing, N.Y., and don't have any acorns this year. Really weird," wrote one. "None in Kansas either! Curiouser and curiouser."
Sounds to me like it's pretty significant portion of the US.
- jonknee 18y agoExcept people don't post online that they have acorns. It's sort of like looking at Mac Fixit and deciding that all Macs are broken. Also from the article: > But many skeptics say oaks in other regions are producing plenty of acorns
- ericb 18y agoI'm in Boston. Plenty of acorns on my street.
- nostrademons 18y agoNorthwest Boston suburbs here, there're acorns but a lot fewer than normal. I remember noticing it around October.
- mechanical_fish 18y agoBillerica, north of Boston: I can report missing acorns. A month ago my father-in-law and his relatives were exchanging missing-acorn stories, because the big oaks in his yard (I don't know what species) didn't produce any this year, and he's curious. He seems to think it was fairly unusual, and he's lived with those trees for decades and decades. I guess it's not just him. It would appear that something is up. Let's all hope that it's something transient.
- modoc 18y agoChelmsford, near Billerica: I have a ton of oak trees on my land, lots of fallen leaves, and no acorns. I didn't think about it until I saw this post though.
- gojomo 18y agoThe article also says: But many skeptics say oaks in other regions are producing plenty of acorns, and the acorn bust here is nothing more than the extreme of a natural boom-and-bust cycle. And quotes from posts on internet discussion groups are hardly a reliable census method.
- Prrometheus 18y agoAre you an Acorn Change skeptic? Heretic!