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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
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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

Plant Focus

Species Spotlight: Quercus aucheri Jaub. & Spach

Quercus aucheri leaves

Some personal observations of this rare oak in southwestern Turkey

Species Spotlight: Quercus magnosquamata Djav.-Khoie

Quercus magnosquamata acorn

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

Species Spotlight: Quercus dumosa Nutt.

Quercus dumosa acorn

Animals, plants, and fungi depend on this humble tree, but its future—and theirs—is all but certain.

Species Spotlight: Quercus peninsularis Trel.

Quercus peninsularis

A Red Oak (Section Lobatae) endemic to inland ranges of northern Baja California, Mexico

Species Spotlight: Quercus crassipes Bonpl.

Quercus crassipes acorns with inrolled cupule margin

One of the more well-known Mexican oaks in cultivation.

Species Spotlight: Quercus boyntonii

A small but mature Alabama sandstone oak producing acorns © Patrick Thompson

A Critically Endangered dwarf oak 

Species Spotlight: Quercus macdougallii Martínez

Quercus macdougallii

A rare oak endemic to the Sierra Juárez in Oaxaca

A New Species of Oak from Vietnam

Quercus sontraensis

Quercus sontraensis grows in the Son Tra Peninsula

Species Spotlight: Quercus tonduzii Seemen

Quercus tonduzii with acorn

An oak found only on a volcano in Costa Rica

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