Description: I'm selling over 600 + kinds of seeds ( and also live plants during the warmer months ) so check my other auctions . I have the largest selection of acorns on E bay . Over 20 + species . See my other items for sale. All acorns are float tested before shipping and are being kept in cold storage . These are live acorns are for growing trees . They do not include caps . If you want acorns with caps for scientific study and not for growing , see my 20+ SPECIES OF OAK ACORNS FOR BOTANICAL STUDY / COLLECTIONS ( when listed ) . You are bidding on 12 POST OAK ACORNS - Quercus stellata . Description Post oak is a small to medium-sized tree with a broad, rounded crown and stout, sometimes contorted branches. Size Height: to 70 feet. Leaves are alternate, simple, 4–7 inches long, 3–4 inches wide, leathery; with 3–5 lobes, middle lobes squarish, resembling a cross, the end lobe often 3-notched, notches between lobes deep, rounded; upper surface dark green; lower surface paler, with tiny star-shaped hairs. Bark is gray, irregularly grooved, ridges narrow, rough with platelike scales. Fruits September–October, acorns solitary or paired; nut brown, broadest at the base and tapering to a rounded tip ½–¾ inch long, less than ½ inch wide; cup covering ⅓–½ of the nut, bowl-shaped, hairy on the outside; scales thick, flattened, or somewhat indented, hairy; acorns ripen in autumn of the first year. Medicinal use of : The bark is astringent, disinfectant, emetic, febrifuge and tonic. An infusion is used in the treatment of chronic dysentery, indigestion, asthma, lost voice and intermittent fevers. The bark can be chewed to treat mouth sores. An infusion of the bark can be used as a wash on sore and chapped skin. Any galls produced on the tree are strongly astringent and can be used in the treatment of hemorrhages, chronic diarrhea, dysentery etc. Edible parts of : Seed - raw or cooked. A sweet taste. The seed is up to 25mm long and 18mm wide, it can be dried, ground into a powder and used as a thickening in stews etc or mixed with cereals for making bread. The roasted seed is a coffee substitute.Other uses of : A mulch of the leaves repels slugs, grubs etc, though fresh leaves should not be used as these can inhibit plant growth. Oak galls are excrescences that are sometimes produced in great numbers on the tree and are caused by the activity of the larvae of different insects. The insects live inside these galls, obtaining their nutrient therein. When the insect pupates and leaves, the gall can be used as a rich source of tannin, that can also be used as a dyestuff. Wood - very heavy, hard, close grained, very durable in contact with the soil but difficult to cure. It weighs about 52lb per cubic foot. It is largely used for fencing, lumber, furniture and fuel. See my store for 600+ seeds , live plants ( during the warmer months ) and over 300+ books on plants and gardening . I add new items every day and combine shipping whenever possible .
Price: 10 USD
Location: Beachwood, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-12T12:29:16.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Unbranded
Type: Tree Seeds
