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Editor's Picks

Michael Eason hiking in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park to observe Washingtonia filifera in situ
Finding His Roots: Michael Eason's Journey in Conservation
Currently at San Antonio Botanic Garden, Michael's work has...
Amy Byrne | Feb 15, 2023
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Richard Geraint Evans: GPS Trees
An exhibition that beautifully depicts and locates oaks
Roderick Cameron | Feb 09, 2023
Burke Oak Collection at New York Botanical Garden
The Burke Oak Collection at The New York Botanical Garden
The Coleman and Susan Burke Oak Collection at The New York...
Todd Forrest | Feb 08, 2023

Plant Focus

Quercus xjackiana acorns
Hybrid Highlight: Quercus ×jackiana C.K. Schneid.
The hybrid of Q. alba and Q. bicolor
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Quercus ×bebbiana 'Taco'

Guy Sternberg on 'Taco', GCCO, and More—on NPR Illinois

By Website Editor | December 15, 2022
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IOS founding member and oak doyen Guy Sternberg was interviewed by Vanessa Ferguson for NPR Illinois. You can listen to the program here. During the interview, reference is made to the ortet tree of Quercus ×bebbiana 'Taco', a tree Guy spotted growing next to a Taco Bell restaurant in Springfield, Ill.