How to Eliminate Oak Tree Acorns in the Ground

Manually Removing Acorn Tree Blossoms

• 1

  Inspect your oak tree in the very beginning of the spring season for flowering acorn buds, or other forms of new growth on the tree.

• 2

  Securely place your ladder so you can access the acorn buds safely and easily. With gloved hands, and using garden shears, remove the flowering buds from the oak tree.

• 3

  Rake the cut acorn buds and other pieces of debris from the lawn, place in a garbage bag and discard.

Stopping the Acorn Growth

• 4

  Purchase a fruit elimination spray from the hardware store or plant nursery, and mix according the directions on the bottle.

• 5

  Using a ladder to get close to the tree branches, spray each bundle of leaves that are beginning to blossom on the oak tree, according to the elimination spray's directions.

• 6

  Repeat the spray once every year to fully eliminate new growth in the coming years.

• 7

  Rake any fallen acorns from the ground to avoid new tree growth.