Scales where the acorn cap meets the nut form a fuzzy fringe. The cap covers half to most of the nut. Cherrybark Oak . Bruce Kirchoff / Flickr / CC BY 2.0.

Use a combination of acorn caps and bases to make one of the coolest crafts around - a picture frame! You can put a photo inside, or a fall collage . Perfect for mantel decor.

The nuts have a smooth shell that is held inside a second cup-like shell called a “cupule.” This “shell and cap” structure is much different from other tree nuts like hickory and walnut, whose inner ...

NUTS FOR NUTS: Through the ... And Muskat adds that it doesn’t hurt that with their little caps, they are an aesthetically pleasing nut. ... 1 thought on “The mighty acorn: Some believe the ...

The modest acorn, because there's a variety of fun things you can do with the nut and the caps. Today I'm going to show you how to make some sweet little acorn necklaces, and we're going to use ...

Elspeth Hay, the WCAI reporter who hosts “The Local Food Report,” had an epiphany. You can eat acorns! Out in her driveway, ...

What I crunch underfoot on a walk up the driveway are acorn caps tossed away by gray squirrels as they gorge in the treetops above. ... gnawing to get at the nuts.

Avoid sticks, leaves, gravel and debris, but acorn caps are okay. (When the caps remove easily it means the acorns are ready for harvest.) Place in a breathable bag, such as paper (best), burlap ...