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An exchange of emails in April this year discussed the origin of the champion specimen of Quercus look in the US.
Posted Wed, 2019-06-12 17:37 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Diana Gardener has again forwarded some interesting news items related to oaks and their connection to the manufacture of wines and spirits.
Posted Wed, 2019-04-17 10:57 in Website Editor's blog
In November 2018 I had a long layover in Bogotá and had enough time for a quick visit to Parque Natural Chicaque, about an hour’s drive from the airport.
Posted Thu, 2019-04-04 13:18 in Roderick Cameron's blog
In 2018, the oaks (newly planted in March 2017) had a rude awakening by the harsh conditions in 2018.
Posted Fri, 2019-02-15 17:06 in James Harris's blog
Three oak-related news items have been brought to my attention lately...
Posted Tue, 2018-12-18 01:55 in Website Editor's blog
The visit to Apple Park and the oak plantation there, during the first Post-Conference Tour, brought to mind another place I had written about previously in this blog.
Posted Sun, 2018-12-16 17:51 in Roderick Cameron's blog
It may surprise you to learn that we are not the first Oak Society! Another Oak Society used to meet at the Crown and Anchor pub on the Strand in London.
Posted Sat, 2018-12-15 21:55 in Shaun Haddock's blog
This blog entry focuses on the Engelmann oak grove at Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.
Posted Sat, 2018-12-15 16:02 in Charles Snyers's blog
I was invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Oak Union in China in Tancheng, Shandong Province from 5th Nov to 7th November, 2018.
Posted Sat, 2018-12-08 18:31 in Fang Du's blog
This blog post focuses on the day and a half we spent in San Luis Obispo County. The tree of that leg of our trip was clearly Quercus agrifolia from the champion Ancestor tree at the Halter...
Posted Sun, 2018-12-02 15:55 in Charles Snyers's blog
On a recent trip to Bogotá, Colombia I was able to collect acorns from several Quercus humboldtii growing as street trees.
Posted Thu, 2018-10-11 21:59 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Quercus suber is a Mediterranean oak, but some years ago I learned it had a curious history in North America.
Posted Thu, 2018-10-11 01:53 in David Taylor's blog