Mark Thorson wrote:

> I've never heard of oak trees producing a bumper
> crop of acorns when dying. The acorns look
> really good, but they're going out with the
> yard waste unless I save them.

I wouldn't have the nerve to eat enough of them to make
it worth the work. Plants do often make a last ditch effort
to reproduce before they die. Sorry to hear about the tree,
it's a shame.

nancy