Trust the science? Any farmers confirm this?
(www.newscientist.com)
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It's the shade, and the acidity of the leaves that drop every year.
Indeed. Soil's pH is embarrassingly low. The amount of leaves and acorns dropped cannot be measured.
Plus, all of the tannins in the leaves/acorns stain everything left beneath the trees for even a few days.
I'll take the trade-off in the natural cooliing of the house every summer!