Found! Another acorn finally sprouted!
That makes three out of nine acorns and 33% of the plantings took root. Seed collection has begun with two handfuls of acorns passing the float test.
This is where the acorns are soaked for 24 hours and the weak float and are fed to the squirrels.
This is the ONLY sample listed from Yelm, WA taken in 1891 of a Garry Oak:
Ex Herbarium Young Naturalists’ Society
14.
Quercus garryana Dougl. (Fagaceae)
Det. #1 by G. N. Jones. USA, Washington,
Thurston County: Yelm.
46.94222° N, -122.60472° W, WGS 84, Gref. program
Origin: Native;
Specimen Fertility: Cones C.V.P., 1119. 1 Sep, 1891.
WTU-5872
Seed collection was from midway mark on Canal Road S. E. Some seeds were green some appeared older. Acorns are forming now, and are not quite ready to drop. Most acorns are still attached, and only dropped after this past weeks rain and wind. There are several oaks on this roadside and many are too young to form acorns, yet. Someone in the past month or so has wrecked at this location. Several large pieces of glass were found at this location along with much trash and debris either from blown garbage, wreckless littering, or construction.
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