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One of the largest is the coconut which has on average 4 seeds per Kilogram. In its life an Oak can produce millions of seeds and a birch can produce hundreds of millions in a comparatively short time, this shows that the Oak does invest more energy per seed than the Birch for example.

The actual success rate of each seed is very low this is because of the number of factors against them. When oaks produce around 5 million seeds in their lifetime, if they’re lucky only grow half a dozen fully mature offspring. This is possibly why generally Oaks do not produce acorns for decades after they start growing as acorns are quite an investment.

Then the actual acorns need a certain amount of heat and light to mature. The creation of these seeds requires a large amount of energy to produce due to their large store of energy in the form of cotyledons inside the acorn. Once the flowers are pollinated the tree must produce the acorns. This means getting through early spring without any hard frosts damaging them. In order to make acorns the Oak has to first have its delicate flowers pollinated. Contained in an acorn is all the information needed to grow a whole new tree and the stored energy to support a sapling until the small tree has become self sufficient and makes its own energy from photosynthesis and absorb its own nutrients from the ground. There are many factors involved in the production of acorns. The journey I want to describe starts with the production of acorns on an Oak tree. I have found looking into the life cycle of the Oak tree from seed to sapling very interesting and rewarding. I have always enjoyed climbing them throughout my career as an arborist. Oak trees are one of the most common in world they are definitely one of my favourites and have been as long as I can remember.