is there a reason oak trees aren't dropping any acorns?

[CapNKirkland]

so i've counted 24 trees i've spent an hour running around to find in 3 different meadows, not one of them dropped a single acorn.

sure, i needed the fine wood anyway, but i wanted the seeds to plant in my tree farm. why aren't any dropping?

[GrinfilledCelt]

They're stingy.

[knighttemplar1960]

^^^+1
Beech seeds and fir pine cones seem to have a drop rate of about 20%. Birch seeds and pine cones seem to have a drop rate of 10%. Acorn drop rate seems to be about 5%. If you are after fine wood you are better off cutting down birch trees and you'll get more seeds for replanting. I only use acorns to plant oak trees for decorative purposes.

[Bobucles]

Valheim trees drop less seeds than trees. Your farms will always deplete, so it's necessary to go hunting for more trees.

Not too much of a fan of it, I mean what are the bees even doing?

[electricdawn]

Acorns are VERY rare. Unfortunately. I wish IG would up the drop rate a bit. Just a bit. C'mon...

I could plant an entire forest out of beech trees. They drop too much! So take a bit of beech and give it to oak and I'm happy. :)

[TheBoot]

Yeah. I actually mark the locations of all oak trees on my map and I avoid cutting them down unless it's a dire emergency. If I need fine wood I'll go farm some from the Plains or grab a few Birch from the Meadows. I think I've gotten 4 acorns from the oak trees I have had to cut down. Beech trees on the other hand... I have a lumber farm and I pretty much either break even or come out ahead on beech seeds when I harvest.

[Renlish]

Maybe I've been lucky... every fifth tree or so will drop three acorns. :/

[GrinfilledCelt]

Originally posted by Renlish:

Maybe I've been lucky... every fifth tree or so will drop three acorns. :/

That's about what I get, too.

[Veseljko]

Oak trees have 40% to drop acorns (always 2 acorns in a drop). It also have 50% for 2-3 drops, meaning you can get up to 6 acorns from one tree if you are extremely lucky. I got it twice.

[Trops60]

its a seasonal thing. lol

[Trops60]

check ure almanac for planting and harvesting

[PakaNoHida]

Where do you people get the 40% this, 50% that... ???

Like Guns said... it's prolly RNG.

[TheBoot]

I would assume from the Valheim wiki:
https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Oak

[Stalker]

This never happened to me.

[Phier]

My guess is they can drop between 0 and 4 . I had a field of 10 oaks which became 10 again, than 6, and now 4. My feeling is tree seeds drop at about 25% or so, with variation in that.

[magilla666]

Oaks and birches are designed such that you cannot have a self-sustaining farm. Beeches and firs will drop enough seeds so your farm will perpetuate itself.