Virginia Tech Acorn Study- Field Data Sheet

Date Sampled: _________________________

Common name of tree: ______________________________________

Scientific name of tree: ______________________________________

Tag number (if available): _________________

Circumference of the tree trunk at breast height (4.5 ft.) in centimeters: _______________ cm.

Diameter of the hula-hoop or plot in centimeters:___________________ cm.

School or club name: __________________________________________

County and zip code where tree is located:________________________________

 

Directions: Use a hula-hoop or some other way to define a round, fixed radius plot. Randomly select several places underneath the crown of a tree to take samples of the acorn population. Count only the seed that is produced by the tree; do not count seed from other trees. Take at least four samples.

Sample	Number of acorns	Notes
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Return to: Jeff Kirwan, Extension Specialist, VA Tech College of Natural Resources, Mail Stop 0324, Blacksburg, VA 24061 or submit electronically at jkirwan@vt.edu.