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Call for Session Proposals for the 11th IOS Conference Now Open
Share your oak story in Oaxaca!
Website Editor | Mar 17, 2025
Single stem bleed
Acute Oak Decline and the Decline Disease Spiral Model: the State of the Game in the UK
Steve Potter reviews decline diseases affecting oaks in the...
Steve Potter | Feb 12, 2025
Oak Origins by Andrew Hipp
Book Review: Oak Origins – From Acorns to Species and the Tree of Life
A review of Andrew Hipp's new book
Steve Potter | Feb 12, 2025

Plant Focus

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Hybrid Highlight: Quercus ×ludoviciana Sarg.
Quercus ×ludoviciana is a naturally occurring oak hybrid from southeastern United States, which has flourished and attracted attention in...
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Growing Oaks: Spreading Quercus garryana around Oregon

By Angelina Wang | February 14, 2025
Growing Oaks logo

I would like to share with the IOS a project that should be of interest to members.

Saving Threatened Plants… with Music!

By Tana Silverland | December 14, 2024
Tana Silverland listening to an acorn

A project to raise funds to conserve oaks by recording the music they make.

Gene Flow in the Oak Syngameon and Its Impact on Conservation

By Andrew Hipp | August 13, 2024
Figure from syngameon article

A new article investigates patterns of geographic overlap—sympatry—in North American oak species.

Action Oak Continues to Protect British Native Oaks

By Annabel Narayanan | June 26, 2024
Action Oak Report 2023-24

Action Oak is a unique collaboration of charities, governments, landowners, and research institutions dedicated to protecting native UK oaks.

The Long and Hilly Journey of Oak Conservation: Carlos Vila-Viçosa

By Amy Byrne | April 19, 2024
Carlos collecting Quercus ×alentejana (Q. faginea × Q. pyrenaica) in northeastern Portugal for his PhD thesis © Carlos Vila-Viçosa

An interview with Portuguese oak conservationist Dr. Carlos Vila-Viçosa.

Saving Engelmann Oak One Acorn at a Time

By Website Editor | April 15, 2024

IOS member Christy Powell, Horticulture Manager at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, shared an inspiring news story.

Propagation Protocol for Quercus insignis

By Karina Orozco | February 19, 2024
Cover of the Protocolo

The Global Conservation Consortium for Oak published a protocol for the propagation of Quercus insignis.

Seeking Quercus austrina for Conservation

By Alexandra Faidiga | February 15, 2024
Typical bluff oak habitat

A team from Holden Forests & Gardens traveled south to collect bluff oak acorns.

Conservation of Fagaceae Forests of Southeastern Taiwan: Update

By Yi-Shan Tsai | August 5, 2023
The ginger seedlings are growing well, but soil fertility has been completely destroyed © Kuoh-Cheng Yang

Latest news on Fagaceae conservation efforts in Taiwan

Lotus McElfish: Quercus tardifolia and Others

By Website Editor | June 20, 2023
Quercus tardifolia

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

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