So gathering acorns & pine cones isn't as fun as I thought it would be...

[banjokaboom]

I just got the pine bonsai, and I saved the cherry blossom one till now so I can finally make the damn bonsai shelf for my wife. Mailed it to get in game, hope she likes it. Took about an hour to get all the pine cones I needed, which was only 8. A bit tedious, but I still shake trees for items so instead of just one shake I do 5-6.

 

[John Wick]

I just got the pine bonsai, and I saved the cherry blossom one till now so I can finally make the damn bonsai shelf for my wife. Mailed it to get in game, hope she likes it. Took about an hour to get all the pine cones I needed, which was only 8. A bit tedious, but I still shake trees for items so instead of just one shake I do 5-6.

I stay on one tree until I get ten pine cones, which doesn't take as long as acorns.

 

[NatsumiSummer]

I do miss how acorns worked in Wild World... IIRC there was a Acorn Festival back in Animal Crossing: Wild World, and during that festival acorns would be randomly placed on the ground in your town, and all you would have to do is pick them up. There were even different kinds of acorns; round acorns, large acorns, rotten acorns, small acorns, and acorns. I wish they had it work just like that... every day during the fall acorns would be randomly placed around hardwood trees, and the pinecones would be placed around pine trees. They could still have you shake for more, but you'd at least be able to pick them off of the ground once-a-day without having to shake a tree. Just like with tree branches.

Animal Crossing Wiki on Acorns

 

[moonlights]

the worst part is having to shake the tree so much to only get one acorn/pinecone. i don't mind the amount of tree branches i'm getting bc it helps towards the achievements.

 

[KimvW]

I like NatsumiSummer's idea where some acorns and pinecones would fall on the ground each day (like twigs) and you could shake for more if you want. It's a bit tedious but at least the sticks will help me towards the tool/furniture achievement.... I do really like the DIY's we got this season though.

 

[yuckyrat]

I've practically given up on trying to gather any for the DIYs. Shaking trees for minutes on end to get 1 or 2 drops is boring and agonizing. It just makes me not want to play. It feels like a chore.

 

[TheSillyPuppy]

To me, it seems like the most efficient way to go about collecting pine cones and acorns is to pair up with a friend. Go around a small area on somebody's island, with one person shaking trees and the other person collecting what falls onto the ground. Alone, switching between shaking and picking things up is such an annoyance, so might as well take an assembly line approach.

 

[Bekaa]

Hey, I saw somewhere (can’t rememer where) that the pinecones and acorns only fall at the first of the month? Maybe it’s my imagination, but it seemed like there were a lot more falling down on the 1st and 2nd, and it’s dwindled. a few days ago, me and my island partner were each getting two a day Of each. anyway now I’m lucky if, together, we get one of each. thoughts?

 

[TheSillyPuppy]

Hey, I saw somewhere (can’t rememer where) that the pinecones and acorns only fall at the first of the month? Maybe it’s my imagination, but it seemed like there were a lot more falling down on the 1st and 2nd, and it’s dwindled. a few days ago, me and my island partner were each getting two a day Of each. anyway now I’m lucky if, together, we get one of each. thoughts?

I really hope that's not the case! I can't comment on earlier this week since I didn't really go around shaking trees, but this morning, I got about 30 acorns from an hour or so of shaking the 8 money trees that I have growing near my house.

 

[Bekaa]

I really hope that's not the case! I can't comment on earlier this week since I didn't really go around shaking trees, but this morning, I got about 30 acorns from an hour or so of shaking the 8 money trees that I have growing near my house.

Holy cow! I’m so glad you posted. I didn’t know that you could shake them multiple times through a single day and get additional pone cones and acorns. So that helps. It didn’t occur to me that the money trees would produce pinecones too. Thanks for posting! I love fall and I’m so looking forward to the DIY’s for fall.

 

[TheSillyPuppy]

Holy cow! I’m so glad you posted. I didn’t know that you could shake them multiple times through a single day and get additional pone cones and acorns. So that helps. It didn’t occur to me that the money trees would produce pinecones too. Thanks for posting! I love fall and I’m so looking forward to the DIY’s for fall.

Yes, thankfully, the cedar and hardwood trees can be shaken multiple times a day. The money trees produce acorns (I used to chop them down as soon as I finished collecting bells from them, but now, I leave them intact), and the cedars drop pine cones. I have a section for each tree type near my house, so I can easily run to the beaches to check for balloons at every 4th and 9th minute, since I'm still collecting the autumn recipes as well. Good luck! <3

 

[meggiewes]

Hey, I saw somewhere (can’t rememer where) that the pinecones and acorns only fall at the first of the month? Maybe it’s my imagination, but it seemed like there were a lot more falling down on the 1st and 2nd, and it’s dwindled. a few days ago, me and my island partner were each getting two a day Of each. anyway now I’m lucky if, together, we get one of each. thoughts?

If they only fell on the first of the month, then we wouldn't be able to collect them at any time after. I'm pretty sure that isn't true since I collected some yesterday and it was the fourth and not the first. And I'm pretty sure our southern hemisphere friends say that they could collect them all throughout fall.

 

[tajikey]

You need 35 acorns and 31 pine cones to craft the entire seasonal set. You'll also need a total of 51 maple leaves, but those don't come until later. I stopped shaking trees after I had those amounts in inventory.

 

[BigBadButterfree]

*shakes tree over and over*

GIVE ME YOUR CHILDREN

 

[trashpedia]

I haven't shaken any tree yet to get acorns and pinecones yet (I forgot about those lol) but now I'm actually wondering how tedious it is gonna be lmao

Can't wait to make the pine bonsai though AAAAAA

 

[Raz]

Southern hemisphere island here, I could've definitely told you it is tedious as hell Just be glad you are playing when there's a decent spawn rate for acorns and pine cones. Pine cones used to be so rare that I thought they were a fake, fan-made item. The maple leaves are super easy as you catch them with a net like the petals. I hope the fall season goes well for you though! Personally I'm SUPER excited that my island is going into Spring soon <3

Yeah, I remember making a post here talking about how rare acorns and pine cones were. I definitely think that the original spawn rate for those was a problem.

 

[John Wick]

Hey, I saw somewhere (can’t rememer where) that the pinecones and acorns only fall at the first of the month? Maybe it’s my imagination, but it seemed like there were a lot more falling down on the 1st and 2nd, and it’s dwindled. a few days ago, me and my island partner were each getting two a day Of each. anyway now I’m lucky if, together, we get one of each. thoughts?

I stayed until I had 20 of each in less than half an hour.

Got a ton of sticks but they do fall if you keep at it.

 

[JasonAldeanMG]

Farming balloons is not much better. I have been on the beach for the last two hours and have caught 6 balloons with no recipes.

 

[Imbri]

Pine cones seem to be a little harder to find, but I have a tree that I shake a couple times a day, and I've been getting plenty. Figure I'll stockpile them so I can focus on getting maple leaves and mushrooms when they come into season.

I got a few tree's bounty items (other than the arch and big tree), and they are pretty. I like that they can be customized, so I can keep them up through winter, as well. The leaf piles are nice, as well.

 

[Underneath The Stars]

Farming balloons is not much better. I have been on the beach for the last two hours and have caught 6 balloons with no recipes.

aside from the one isabelle gave, i have 1 diy so far, so not even that motivated to shake trees for resources

i still think i need to gather them now though. as someone said, i should focus on the maple leaves and mushroom next.

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Pine cones seem to be a little harder to find, but I have a tree that I shake a couple times a day, and I've been getting plenty. Figure I'll stockpile them so I can focus on getting maple leaves and mushrooms when they come into season.

I got a few tree's bounty items (other than the arch and big tree), and they are pretty. I like that they can be customized, so I can keep them up through winter, as well. The leaf piles are nice, as well.

what? i didn’t know they’re customizable! let me see what would they look like