# Acorns, Nuts & Seed

> Acorns, nuts and seed to sow, collected from the same proven parent trees as our saplings.

360 of the species we grow are also offered as acorns, nuts or seed to sow: [forty-one as acorns](https://bluewhaletrees.com/shop/acorns-and-seed/index.html.md?as=acorns), [twenty-three as nuts](https://bluewhaletrees.com/shop/acorns-and-seed/index.html.md?as=nuts) and [296 as seed packets](https://bluewhaletrees.com/shop/acorns-and-seed/index.html.md?as=seed). The [seed sowing planner](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/sowing/index.html.md) turns each page's sowing advice into dates for your fall or spring. Acorns and chestnuts are alive and die if they dry. [White-oak-group acorns](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/red-oaks-and-white-oaks/index.html.md) should be planted the week they arrive, red-oak-group acorns want one to three months of [cold, damp storage](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/planting-acorns-nuts-and-seed/index.html.md) and most nuts a full winter of it. Most small seed keeps dry until sowing, though pawpaw and magnolia seed must stay moist. Acorns, nuts and seed ship year-round. Sow them under hardware cloth, or [the squirrels dig them up](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/protecting-trees-from-animals/index.html.md).

An order of only seed, acorns or nuts ships for $5.00 for the first item and $0.50 for each additional one to MD, DE, VA, PA, NJ, DC and WV; for $10.00 for the first item and $1.00 for each additional one to the rest of the contiguous US. [Rates and shipping details](https://bluewhaletrees.com/shipping/index.html.md#seed-rates).

41 of 364 plants matching "quercus". Each plant links to its own Markdown page with the full facts, description and growing guide. Web version: https://bluewhaletrees.com/shop/acorns-and-seed/?q=quercus

Columns: Zones are the USDA hardiness zones the plant takes, from the coldest to the warmest it is rated for (zone 2 is the coldest, 10 the warmest); Height is mature height in feet; Sun and Soil list every condition the plant takes; Grown from is what the nursery offers it as (saplings, or acorns, nuts or seed to sow); Price is the lowest price for sale, a plant size's first and a packet's apart, or Sold out for a priced plant with nothing for sale, or "ask" when the plant is not yet priced online (email captain@bluewhaletrees.com or join the waitlist on the web page).

This table accepts the shop's filters as query parameters on this address: size (shrub, small-tree, medium-tree, large-tree), sun (full, part, shade), moisture (dry, average, wet), zone (2 to 10), native (a state's two-letter code in capitals, such as PA: the plants native to that state by the USDA PLANTS records), want (a trait: flowers, fall-color, wildlife, honey, edible, evergreen, rare, drought, wet-tolerant, shade, early-bearing, screening, nitrogen-fixing, salt, winter-interest, street-tree, erosion-control; rare means uncommon in the wild or in nurseries, honey a nectar source for bees), as (acorns, seed, nuts, saplings) and q (a search word). Several values may be joined with commas.

| Plant | Botanical name | Group | Type | Height (ft) | Zones | Sun | Soil | Grown from | Price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dwarf Chinquapin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-chinquapin-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus prinoides* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Shrub | 6–15 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Bear Oak (Scrub Oak)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bear-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus ilicifolia* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Shrub | 6–20 | 4–8 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Sand Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-post-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus margaretta* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Small tree | 15–40 | 6–9 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Delta Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/delta-post-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus similis* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Large tree | 60–80 | 7–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Oglethorpe Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/oglethorpe-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus oglethorpensis* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Large tree | 50–80 | 6–9 | Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Cherrybark Oak, Wye Island line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cherrybark-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus pagoda* | Superior Specimen Lines | Large tree | 80–120 | 6–9 | Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Swamp Chestnut Oak, select line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-chestnut-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus michauxii* | Superior Specimen Lines | Large tree | 60–90 | 5–9 | Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Overcup Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/overcup-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus lyrata* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Large tree | 40–60 | 5–9 | Full | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Georgia Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/georgia-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus georgiana* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Small tree | 25–50 | 5–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Bluff Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bluff-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus austrina* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Medium tree | 40–60 | 5–9 | Full | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Myrtle Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/myrtle-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus myrtifolia* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Small tree | 15–40 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Shingle Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shingle-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus imbricaria* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Medium tree | 40–60 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Blackjack Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blackjack-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus marilandica* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Small tree | 20–40 | 6–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/post-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus stellata* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Medium tree | 35–50 | 5–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Arkansas Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/arkansas-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus arkansana* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Medium tree | 20–60 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Durand Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/durand-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus sinuata* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Large tree | 50–75 | 5–9 | Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Bluejack Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bluejack-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus incana* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Small tree | 20–40 | 6–9 | Full, Part | Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Turkey Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/turkey-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus laevis* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Small tree | 20–50 | 7–9 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Chapman Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chapman-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus chapmanii* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Small tree | 10–25 | 7–10 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Boynton Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/boynton-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus boyntonii* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Shrub | 6–20 | 8–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Maple-leaf Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/maple-leaf-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus acerifolia* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Small tree | 20–50 | 5–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Nuttall Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nuttall-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus texana* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Large tree | 50–80 | 5–9 | Full | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Northern Pin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-pin-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus ellipsoidalis* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Medium tree | 50–70 | 3–7 | Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Laurel Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/laurel-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus hemisphaerica* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Medium tree | 40–60 | 6–10 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Black Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus velutina* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Large tree | 50–80 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Southern Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-red-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus falcata* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Large tree | 60–80 | 6–9 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Sandhill Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sandhill-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus inopina* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Shrub | 5–16 | 7–9 | Full, Part | Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Dwarf Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-live-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus minima* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Shrub | 1–3 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Runner Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/runner-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus pumila* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Shrub | 3–6 | 8–9 | Full, Part | Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Texas Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/texas-red-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus buckleyi* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Medium tree | 20–50 | 5–10 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Plateau Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/plateau-live-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus fusiformis* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Small tree | 20–40 | 5–10 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Shumard Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shumard-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus shumardii* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Large tree | 50–80 | 5–9 | Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [White Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus alba* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 50–80 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Chestnut Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chestnut-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus montana* | Classic Oaks | Medium tree | 50–70 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Bur Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bur-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus macrocarpa* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 60–80 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Chinquapin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chinquapin-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus muehlenbergii* | Classic Oaks | Medium tree | 40–60 | 3–8 | Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Swamp White Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-white-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus bicolor* | Classic Oaks | Medium tree | 50–60 | 3–8 | Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/live-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus virginiana* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 40–80 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Northern Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-red-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus rubra* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 50–75 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Pin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pin-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus palustris* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 50–70 | 4–8 | Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Willow Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/willow-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus phellos* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 40–75 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |