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Boom and bust cycles of acorn production do have an evolutionary benefit for oak trees through âpredator satiation.â The idea goes like this: in a mast year, predators (chipmunks, squirrels, turkeys, blue jays, deer, bear, etc.) canât eat all the acorns, leaving some nuts for growing into future oak trees.
Summer-Blooming Trees. Summer-flowering trees, like fall-blooming bulbs and spring-blooming asters, receive short shrift, simply because they blossom at an unconventional time. Just as we expect crocuses in March (and donât quite know what to make of them in October), so we equate flowering trees with crab apples, dogwoods, red-buds, and cherries.