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Indiana DNR will pay Hoosiers for certain tree seeds, nuts

Some of the numerous tree species the DNR wants seeds for are black walnut, red oak, bur oak and shellbark hickory.

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Quercus Kellogi (California Black Oak) can grow to large proportions. Some specimens reach over 80 feet tall, with a thick dark trunk. The bark of younger organisms appears smooth, becoming plate like and bearing many small ridges and dips with age. Near the Green Valley Lake region of the San Bernardino Mountains, Lichens can also be observed in symbiosis on the bark of large California Black Oaks. During the fall months their deciduous leaves turn an agreeable shade of yellow.

VALLONIA, Ind. — With fall approaching, Indiana forestry officials are reminding Hoosiers that they'll pay them for seeds from certain tree species.

The Department of Natural Resources says its Division of Forestry orchestrates a statewide seed collection annually with the goal of diversifying their seed source.

That diversification allows the agency to raise seedlings well adapted to grow into mature trees across Indiana.

The DNR pays seed collectors on the basis of "pure live seed" that meet DNR specifications, including being free of diseases and insects.

Some of the numerous tree species the DNR wants seeds for are black walnut, red oak, bur oak and shellbark hickory. The prices the agency will pay for qualifying seeds include 1 cent for each black walnut seed and 3 cents for each shagbark hickory seed.