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Where can i get acorns so I can try to grow oak trees?
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Acorns to Oaks #922025
Asked November 16, 2025, 2:23 PM EST
Where can i get acorns so I can try to grow oak trees?
Summit County Ohio
Expert Response
You can collect dropped acorns in public spaces, in your neighbor's lawn, or buy them from a number of sources online. The two links below are for research-based articles that provide a lot of information about how to handle the acorns once you have them.
You may want to learn more about the many cultivars of oak tree, to be sure that your site is appropriate for the kind of oak that dropped your acorns.
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/gardening-help-faqs/question/373/how-do-i-start-an-oak-tree-from-an-acorn
https://forestry.mgcafe.uky.edu/sites/forestry.ca.uky.edu/files/northern_red_oak_factsheet.pdf
You may learn more by calling or visiting your county's office of The OSU Extension Service, at:
440 Vernon Odom Blvd
Akron OH 44307-2108
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Thank you for your question. We wish you success
You may want to learn more about the many cultivars of oak tree, to be sure that your site is appropriate for the kind of oak that dropped your acorns.
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/gardening-help-faqs/question/373/how-do-i-start-an-oak-tree-from-an-acorn
https://forestry.mgcafe.uky.edu/sites/forestry.ca.uky.edu/files/northern_red_oak_factsheet.pdf
You may learn more by calling or visiting your county's office of The OSU Extension Service, at:
440 Vernon Odom Blvd
Akron OH 44307-2108
Phone:<personal data hidden>
<personal data hidden>
Thank you for your question. We wish you success
