Acorns with caps

[hunts_with_stick]

Does anyone know if acorns with caps still on, picked from a tree will still germinate if put in the fridge? came across some young oaks today with massive acorns that were still hanging. I picked a bunch off the tree but the caps are still on and would not come off without pulling away some of the acorn. Will they still germinate?

 

[Wild Thing]

The caps will easily come off later. I collected some Red Oak acorns a couple days ago. Some with caps - some without. I just put them in a zip lock baggie in the barn fridge and will direct seed them into the ground in the spring. The caps will come off easily by then and won't hurt a thing.


Here are some I collected a couple years ago that are now well on their way to becoming oak trees.

 

[hunts_with_stick]

Thanks!!

 

[Angus 1895]

I been drying mine before I refrigerate them. I also will put them in damp peat moss In the baggie in the fridge.

 

[Angus 1895]

Don’t listen to me!

I think I dried em out too much!

I was concerned about mold, but I ended up with a lot of floaters.