How bad is the frost?

[Sautee Ridgerunner]

Acorn killing? When I was up there this weekend it looked like oaks were opened up to about 3200 feet or so. Looking like 30 in helen currently with lower temps higher up. Did we just lose all the whites?

 

[northgeorgiasportsman]

Showing 27 here. It might be a year to hunt acorns up high. Who knows? There's still a few weeks of potential freezing nights left till it warms up for good.

 

[Sautee Ridgerunner]

I was hoping for something like this unless the oaks have opened all the way to the high places. Most whites havent produced in a good long while. I was expecting a ridiculously heavy crop if we didnt get some heavy sustained rains or a frost like this.

 

[tree cutter 08]

Who knows. Really heavy frost this morning. Wind started to lay around dark. I expect most down low got bit but it could hurt up high to with temps in the 20s. Time will tell.

 

[Thunder Head]

29 degrees at lake Russell WMA

Yep well have too wait and see. It could be good or it could be bad. It all depends on how much gets bit and where.

 

[Sautee Ridgerunner]

How high are they open right now?

 

[tree cutter 08]

I've seen green on the mountians up to nearly 3k this week. Real tender young leaves are still wilted right now.

 

[Sautee Ridgerunner]

Thanks. This’ll work just fine.

 

[Buckman18]

Its so cold up here I saw a Democrat walking down the road and he had his hands in his own pockets.

 

[Ridge runner 82]

25 degrees on Richard Russell this morning

 

[Pig Predator]

Dogwood blooms where barely wilted this morning and were perked back up by 10 at 1700 ft 24*. Field across the creek was white but thawed by 8. I think it gonna be good.

 

[northgeorgiasportsman]

The tops of the Japanese maples outside my office are already turning brown.

 

[tree cutter 08]

Big populars, cherrys and maples were brown in the tops this evening.

 

[Sautee Ridgerunner]

I love it. Thinking this saved us from a record glut of white oaks.

 

[Para Bellum]

Showing 27 here. It might be a year to hunt acorns up high. Who knows? There's still a few weeks of potential freezing nights left till it warms up for good.

Same here. 27 in Morganton at 2700’ and the oaks are leafed out pretty good.

 

[Sautee Ridgerunner]

The gen x cicadas are gonna make for some giant bears. Ive seen monsters pulled out of the hills in PA when the gypsy moths are real bad. They climb every tree in those red oak stands eating em

 

[Timberjack86]

Saw a couple hickory's at the foot of the mountain turning black, white and red oaks still look good, wonder about the higher elevations? It was 27 here with heavy frost.

 

[twoheartedale]

Anybody been up to check acorns? I'll be heading up end of July to scout and hang a few cameras.