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At the 2012 IOS Conference at The Morton Arboretum, our first IOS silent auction was held.
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Posted Sun, 2022-04-17 00:56 in Ryan Russell's blog
I enjoy finding giant trees, and always keep an eye open and a tape measure handy. Some of my finds are only giants in the sense that they are large for their species, such as my National...
Posted Thu, 2018-08-16 18:09 in Ryan Russell's blog
Following a very mild South Carolina winter, many species of plants had begun to break dormancy by mid-March, nearly a month ahead of schedule, setting the table for a potentially disastrous...
Posted Mon, 2017-08-21 19:14 in Ryan Russell's blog
Late September in Missouri is typically the start of acorn season, the most important time of the year for a quercophile. My good friend, Alan Branhagen, Director of Horticulture for Powell...
Posted Sun, 2015-11-22 11:34 in Ryan Russell's blog
The urban forest provides municipalities, homeowners, business owners, and visitors with many wonderful benefits, but it can also present unique problems. Urban trees may reach proportions...
Posted Sun, 2015-05-31 15:10 in Ryan Russell's blog
The upcoming IOS Conference for the first time will feature a silent auction. The proceeds will fund scholarships for students wishing to attend the 2018 Conference.
Posted Sat, 2015-05-30 16:41 in Ryan Russell's blog
This tree had not been pruned for many years, if at all and as a result it had grown competing leaders. These co-dominant stems were already becoming an issue and if left unchecked, would become...
Posted Thu, 2015-01-15 00:50 in Ryan Russell's blog
While it is very well known that oaks hybridize, can you call every oak you may find with atypical leaves, bark, or acorns a hybrid? 
Posted Fri, 2014-12-19 18:03 in Ryan Russell's blog
Quercus ×egglestonii in Fairview Park in Columbia, Missouri.
Posted Sun, 2014-11-23 03:46 in Ryan Russell's blog
The Mississippi Oak Open Days was a great experience represented by attendees from eight states.
Posted Fri, 2014-07-04 15:02 in Ryan Russell's blog
I recently went on a scouting trip to Mississippi to plan for an upcoming Oak Open Day. I had been there two years earlier and that is when I got the idea for a tour.
Posted Tue, 2014-04-22 02:25 in Ryan Russell's blog
The IOS has been approved again as the International Cultivar Registration Authority (ICRA) for Quercus.
Posted Fri, 2014-01-31 21:24 in Ryan Russell's blog

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At the 2012 IOS Conference at The Morton Arboretum, our first IOS silent auction was held.
ios_logo_square_for_website_25.jpg
Posted Sun, 2022-04-17 00:56 in Ryan Russell's blog
I enjoy finding giant trees, and always keep an eye open and a tape measure handy. Some of my finds are only giants in the sense that they are large for their species, such as my National...
Posted Thu, 2018-08-16 18:09 in Ryan Russell's blog
Following a very mild South Carolina winter, many species of plants had begun to break dormancy by mid-March, nearly a month ahead of schedule, setting the table for a potentially disastrous...
Posted Mon, 2017-08-21 19:14 in Ryan Russell's blog
Late September in Missouri is typically the start of acorn season, the most important time of the year for a quercophile. My good friend, Alan Branhagen, Director of Horticulture for Powell...
Posted Sun, 2015-11-22 11:34 in Ryan Russell's blog
The urban forest provides municipalities, homeowners, business owners, and visitors with many wonderful benefits, but it can also present unique problems. Urban trees may reach proportions...
Posted Sun, 2015-05-31 15:10 in Ryan Russell's blog
The upcoming IOS Conference for the first time will feature a silent auction. The proceeds will fund scholarships for students wishing to attend the 2018 Conference.
Posted Sat, 2015-05-30 16:41 in Ryan Russell's blog
This tree had not been pruned for many years, if at all and as a result it had grown competing leaders. These co-dominant stems were already becoming an issue and if left unchecked, would become...
Posted Thu, 2015-01-15 00:50 in Ryan Russell's blog
While it is very well known that oaks hybridize, can you call every oak you may find with atypical leaves, bark, or acorns a hybrid? 
Posted Fri, 2014-12-19 18:03 in Ryan Russell's blog
Quercus ×egglestonii in Fairview Park in Columbia, Missouri.
Posted Sun, 2014-11-23 03:46 in Ryan Russell's blog
The Mississippi Oak Open Days was a great experience represented by attendees from eight states.
Posted Fri, 2014-07-04 15:02 in Ryan Russell's blog
I recently went on a scouting trip to Mississippi to plan for an upcoming Oak Open Day. I had been there two years earlier and that is when I got the idea for a tour.
Posted Tue, 2014-04-22 02:25 in Ryan Russell's blog
The IOS has been approved again as the International Cultivar Registration Authority (ICRA) for Quercus.
Posted Fri, 2014-01-31 21:24 in Ryan Russell's blog

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