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Group photos Texas OODs
Texas Oak Open Days - October 12–16, 2023
Five days of oaking in the Lone Star State.
Roderick Cameron | Oct 21, 2023
Tour Participants on Fiddler Peak
IOS Tour of Oregon, September 2023
An account of the Tour guided by Sean Hogan
Website Editor | Oct 19, 2023
Quercus pacifica
The Oak Collection at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
An collection specializing in native Californian oaks
Christina Varnava | Oct 18, 2023

Plant Focus

A small but mature Alabama sandstone oak producing acorns © Patrick Thompson
Species Spotlight: Quercus boyntonii
A Critically Endangered dwarf oak 
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Dendrology

European Tree of the Year 2015: A Stadium-bound Estonian Oak

By Roderick Cameron | March 9, 2015
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An Estonian oak that stands in the middle of a sports stadium has won the European Tree of the Year contest.

Quercus georgiana Conservation Genetics Project

By Murphy Westwood | March 9, 2015
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Scientists from The Morton Arboretum and Chicago Botanic Garden are  conducting a conservation genetics project to compare levels of genetic diversity between ex situ collections and individuals sampled from remaining wild populations of Quercus georgiana. 

The Gallipoli Oaks Project

By Roderick Cameron | March 8, 2015
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Gallipoli oaks are being planted to commemorate First World War Centenary.

Vegetative Propagation of Oaks in Iturraran

By Website Editor | March 8, 2015
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Seeking alternatives for adding rare oaks to collections.

Valonia Oak Restoration Project, Castlemaine, Victoria

By Roderick Cameron | December 3, 2014
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A restoration project that will be of interest to IOS members is taking place in the Australian state of Victoria. A plantation of valonia oak (Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis) at Castlemaine, Victoria, dating to the late 19th century, has suffered deterioration due to a decade of drought, and only three of the original 14 trees are still alive. Acorns are being collected from the surviving trees with a view to producing new trees to replant and restore the historic stand.

Mating in Single Oaks

By Michael Avishai | August 22, 2014
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Michael Avishai discusses observations regarding mating in isolated species in Israel. Originally published in Oak News & Notes Vol. 18, No. 1

Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona

By Website Editor | March 31, 2014
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Oak Creek Canyon is an extensive drainage basin on the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau in North Central Arizona. It is home to many different species of deciduous and evergreen oaks.

By Darin Jenke and Stephanie Bittner 

7th International Oak Society Conference - Bordeaux, France - Sep. 29 to Oct. 2, 2012

By Béatrice Chassé | October 27, 2012
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In collaboration with INRA and the University of Bordeaux, the 7th International Oak Society Conference, attended by 90 participants from 17 countries, included 21 presentations, two field trips (INRA, Pierroton and the Tonnellerie Nadalié) and a gala dinner in the magnificent Château Carbonnieux.

A New Oklahoma Station for Quercus sinuata var. breviloba

By Allan Taylor | December 14, 2010

A previously unreported station for Quercus sinuata var. breviloba has recently been identified in southwestern Custer County, Oklahoma. 

Oak root grafting and disease transmission across taxonomic section boundaries

By Guy Sternberg | December 6, 2009

In 2008 one red oak hybrid (Quercus rubra × ellipsoidalis) was diagnosed with oak wilt disease (Ceratocystis fagacearum) at Starhill Forest Arboretum in Illinois. 

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