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Who was Quercus grahamii named in honor of?
Roderick Cameron | Dec 17, 2024
Quercus rubra in autumn
The Tree of the Year Association in Germany selected a non-...
Website Editor | Dec 16, 2024
Image from Enarrationes
A 16th century commentary on the medicinal property of oaks...
Website Editor | Dec 16, 2024

Plant Focus

Quercus magnosquamata acorn
A  little-known species from the northern Zagros forests of Iran

Oak Artists

Michael Craig-Martin's "An Oak Tree"

An Oak Tree by Michael Craig-Martin

This work of art is arguably the most significant depiction of an oak in 20th century art.

The Uprooted Oak Emblem of UN's World Refugee Year

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An eloquent symbol features a stylized oak tree

Lotus McElfish: Quercus tardifolia and Others

Quercus tardifolia

This self-taught botanical artist has specialized in Texas native plants.

Richard Geraint Evans: GPS Trees

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An exhibition that beautifully depicts and locates oaks

Dubánci: Acorn Elves with a Wicked Sense of Humor

Icarus Dubanci

Czech artist Petr Václavek has created a fantasy world inhabited by little creatures made from acorns and oak twigs

Oaks on the Rocks

A Garden of Stones with Freedom Tower in background

Andy Goldsworthy's A Garden of Stones at the Museum of Jewish Heritage

United by a Logo

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The story of how the IOS logo came into being

Oak-Themed Platinum Proof Coins

2021 Platinum Proof coin

A new five-year series of US Mint coins is based on the lifecycle of the oak

My Second Book

Keiko Tokunaga's second book

Keiko Tokunaga's second book, “Illustrated Flora of Fagaceae Trees of the World”, was published in November 2020.

Illustrated Oaks of the World

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David More shares some of his magnificent illustrations of oaks, part of a work-​​in-progress.

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