It would be nice to collect acorns from the Meeker oak, but it hasn't produced any in several years. This is probably due to it's proximity to the road, contaminated water runoff from the road, impaction of it's roots from traffic and asphalt, to pollution from the air, and mostly due to the fact that it has no other oak trees with which to swap genetic material. In forests of oaks, last year's fallen leaves not only provide a blanket for the winter, but the leaves rot away and replace nutrients to the soil and the tree. I'm quite sure the Meeker oak hasn't had a bed of leaves at it's base for many years.
Even in the best of conditions, Oregon oaks will go years without producing acorns. Last fall was a 'mast year' where many oaks produced acorns, but it was the first one in almost a decade.
Giving it a nice bed of fresh, clean soil, along with nutrients, should help it a lot.
Yes, someday it will be totally dead, but in the meantime, it should be preserved and pampered for what it is: a noble and beautiful survivor of the carelessness of humans.
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