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Desperately Seeking Graham
Who was Quercus grahamii named in honor of?
Roderick Cameron | Dec 17, 2024
Quercus rubra in autumn
Quercus rubra Chosen Tree of the Year in Germany
The Tree of the Year Association in Germany selected a non-...
Website Editor | Dec 16, 2024
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Amato Lusitano on Fagaceae
A 16th century commentary on the medicinal property of oaks...
Website Editor | Dec 16, 2024

Plant Focus

Quercus aucheri leaves
Species Spotlight: Quercus aucheri Jaub. & Spach
Some personal observations of this rare oak in southwestern Turkey
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Quercus leucotrichophora

David Cranwell's Himalayan Oaks in New Zealand

By Website Editor | April 16, 2024
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IOS member David Cranwell shared with us a bulletin about his work growing Quercus leucotrichophora in New Zealand. This was presented at the New Zealand Farm Forestry Conference held in Napier, Hawke's Bay, April 9–13, 2024. David has been growing Q. leucotrichophora, also known as Himalayan oak or banj oak, in New Zealand since the late 1990s, initially from acorns imported from India.

Species Spotlight: Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus

By Meenakshi Negi | February 12, 2022
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The decline in regeneration potential of Quercus leucotrichophora is of great concern in the Kumaun Himalayan region.