Acorns on the roof

[CJAG]

Could be worse, you could be under a Digger Pine. Those cones hit hard, loud and can cause major damage. Had one go through my tent once and slice open my sleeping air pad, popping it beyond repair.
If this place is a permanent spot I would install a cover.

 

[SeilerBird]

Watch those acorns, you'll break a hip. 

Yes, I am being very careful when I walk outside. I found out right away that these acorns are like marbles.

If this place is a permanent spot I would install a cover.

That was the whole point of this thread. I was wondering what I should do. But now that I am in my second winter the answer is to do nothing. It is just not an issue.

 

[Gizmo100]

These are the "acorns" that fall from a tree at the MIL's house...I'm not sure what kind of nut it really is but it will get your attention when they hit you in the head.

We just rake them up and burn them...Since the squirrels can't seem to carry them off.

 

[SeilerBird]

That is some amazing nuts giz. The acorns falling on my roof are tiny by comparison and they don't really bother me at all.

 

[ChasA]

Might be black walnut.

 

[Gizmo100]

Might be black walnut.

Don't believe it's a Black Walnut.

Not sure...But The MIL thinks it may be a Bur oak tree. I just know you can break your neck if you step on one.
As she recalls Her Grandfather brought it from Kansas to Arkansas about 40 years ago and planted it.

 

[SeilerBird]

Don't believe it's a Black Walnut.

Not sure...But The MIL thinks it may be a Bur oak tree. I just know you can break your neck if you step on one.
As she recalls Her Grandfather brought it from Kansas to Arkansas about 40 years ago and planted it.

I think your MIL is right. I did an image search for Bur Oak nuts and they look like a match. The tiny ones in my yard are not a problem to step on, they crush easy. However they do get stuck to the bottom of my shoes when I walk through them.

 

[jackiemac]

Don't they make amazing bowls from burr oak?

 

[Gizmo100]

Don't they make amazing bowls from burr oak?

They do make some amazing bowls......And if cut down that tree and set up my lathe I could make some very beautiful Bowels..

However by the time those blanks were dry and ready to be turned on that lathe...My MIL would have my body buried in the back pasture....Maybe my loving wife would be kind enough to make a grave marker out of Burr Oak..