Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.
As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”
Quercus macrocarpa, the bur oak, is supposed to have the largest fruit (macro carpa) of all North American oaks. This acorn is in a 1.5″ long mossy cup. One of the species’ distinctive, pinched-waisted leaves on the plate, too.
The plate was purchased by my parents in my natal Japan. How about these apples, from friends in the Catskills?
We ate them cooked up with onions and butter.
favorite tree!
On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 7:01 AM, Backyard and Beyond wrote:
> mthew posted: “Quercus macrocarpa, the bur oak, is supposed to have the > largest fruit (macro carpa) of all North American oaks. This acorn is in a > 1.5″ long mossy cup. One of the species’ distinctive, pinched-waisted > leaves on the plate, too. The plate was purchased” >
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