It might not look like much, but an acorn is a biodiversity bomb in a brown cap.
If it becomes an oak, that tree can feed wildlife for centuries. Acorns for deer, squirrels, jays, turkeys, woodpeckers, bears, and mice. Leaves for hundreds of moth and butterfly caterpillars. Caterpillars for baby birds. Bark, branches, cavities, shade, leaf litter, fungi, beetles, bees, and whole little worlds most people will never notice.
That's why oaks are called keystone plants. They hold entire food webs together.
So plant a native oak if you have room. Protect the one you already have. And maybe don't treat every acorn like yard waste.
Some of them are trying to become the most useful tree in the neighborhood.
@steal_wheat34@kgun9 I'll be sure to keep them on California. If you sell it all to the wonderful corporations, it kills jobs and increases the price of produce. Arizona families don't need that.