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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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United Fruit Company

David Fairchild's 1944 Expedition to Mesoamerica: Encounters with Quercus skinneri

By Website Editor | April 23, 2023
A.G.B. Fairchild with Quercus skinneri acorns

The famous agricultural explorer was fascinated by the large acorns he found in Guatemala in 1944.