Next time you take coffee in your Oak 1/2 Pint Mug and admire the acorns decorated by hand on it, consider this: those acorns are an oak tree’s seeds that, when planted, will sprout and grow into new trees that will live for centuries. They sometimes manage to seed themselves in old hedges, or a farsighted farmer will plant them – particularly if he has sheep or cows that will appreciate the shade.

Might the leafy oak pattern on our pottery mug even inspire you to search outside for some acorns to plant yourself?