[Uncle Miltie]

"Last year Garris reported a bumper crop of acorns, which scientists say may be one clue to this year's scarcity."

Fruit trees that fruit too heavily one year tend to reduce their crop substantially the next. So much so that you want to thin your crop so the tree doesn't over-bear at any point, which keeps your tree healthy and cropping at a constant rate.

If the acorns were heavy last year, it may have stressed the trees, and they're producing lighter this year.

Normal.

[The Cajun]

.....Normal.....

This is one of the dumbest dumba$$ed articles I've read in a good while. Must have been written by city folk for city folk.

[chemical_boy]

I blame hormones from birth control pills getting into the water table and emasculating those Oak trees

[stayathomemom]

For what it's worth our maple trees produced a bumper crop of seeds this year. I noticed it on other maples in the area. (SE Michigan) It seemed to affect the trees’ ability to produce large leaves which seemed stunted this year.

[saganite]

At least where I live it’s likely that an ongoing drought has had an effect. We’re running 12 inches behind normal and it’s the third straight year of drought conditions.