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From: Jon Trathen City: Portage, IN
I two large oaks in my yard. One oak is producing a lot of nice acorns. The other tree isn't producing any. They are about 30" apart. Is that unusual?
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Hi Jon: No, that is not necessarily unusual as there are many different oak species and many factors that come into play (species; age/sexual maturity; health/vigor; weather [late spring frosts; heavy spring rains; growing season droughts], insects/diseases; local disturbance; etc.).
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