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Locating Bur Oak Acorns

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From: Laura Bradshaw City: East Peoria, IL
my daughter is doing a 4-H project on the tricentennial bur oak tree in Peoria, IL. We have been trying to locate a bur oak acorn to put on the poster since they are so neat looking. We have already searched the internet, gone out looking in the woods by a bur oak grove, and asked at Forest Park Nature Center. Do you know where we could buy or borrow one? Thanks, Laura Bradshaw 309-694-3241
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Greetings Laura: With a little bit of persistence, I'm confident that you will be able to find a bur oak acorn out in a nearby forest, park, cemetery, etc.--it may not be the prettiest acorn or acorn cup, but it should help with the 4-H poster project. Make sure to look under the leaf litter :-) Alternatively, you may try to contact a local nature preserve/center with the Peoria Park District. Good luck and good "acorn" hunting!
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