Bur oak acorn processing for propagation from seed! Adding this wonderful tree to my small edible tree nursery, along with pawpaws, chestnuts, hazelnuts and redbuds. Bur oaks will be valuable trees in the face of climate change as they are resilient and grow in a wide variety of conditions. They could also be valuable for food production, as they have some of the largest and least tannin-filled acorns. It’s important for us to get food from resilient, perennial sources that don’t need any inputs. Some of the best pork in the world is fattened up on acorns - this could be a widespread practice. Acorns are also nutritious for humans when leeched of their tannins. These are prolific trees in a mast year, as oaks produce varying amounts in different years as a survival strategy against squirrels. We should plant more bur oaks!