Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow . Blue jays put even the remarkably industrious Johnny Appleseed to shame when it comes to planting trees – oak trees that is. Several ornithologists watched a group of eastern blue jays for a month as they stored acorns for winter. After 28 days, these fifty birds had transported 150,000 nuts – that’s 110 acorns a day for each jay. For ease of planting, the jays most often chose soft moist soils – just the right