Tom Biasi wrote:
>
> Acorns need to be boiled in several changes of water to be able to eat.
> Large amounts of tannin.
> I had a hickory tree in my front yard for many years, I would try to get
> some before the squirrels got them all.

When planting any type of nut tree there's a suggestion to plant at
least one row of oaks around the outside to keep the squirrels fed.
Combined with efforts to keep the squirrels out (like in the subject
line for example) there will be enough of the other nuts left to harvest.