I wonder how much nutrition was left in those acorns by the time they had been soaked, pounded and cooked. I also wonder whether the calories expended in making them edible wasn't about equal to the calories gained by eating them.

I suspect that the acorn-eaters had been driven into oak-infested territory by fiercer people.

Bobert, it's my experience that not many acorns actually hatch. Just leave the acorns where they are, wait for a really wet spring day, then walk around and yank up the unwanted seedlings.

The strongest trees here in Missouri are oaks and crabapples. When we've had bad storms here, other trees endanger people and buildings, but the oaks and crabapples can be trusted. That's probably true for you, too.