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

Plant Focus

Quercus magnosquamata acorn
A  little-known species from the northern Zagros forests of Iran

Book Reviews

Book Review: Protected Oaks of Serbia

Protected Oaks of Serbia

An account of 50 of the 64 protected oaks in Serbia

William Guion's Latest Book

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Stories and portraits of Louisiana’s oldest live oak trees

Keiko Tokunaga's Illustrated Fagaceae

Shaun Haddock reviews Keiko Tokunaga's latest book.

Book Review: The Oak Papers

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An homage to the oak tree and the important role it plays today, in our landscape and in our lives

Book Review: The Bench Grafter's Handbook

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A new book provides a comprehensive guide to the skills and knowledge involved in grafting temperate woody plants.

Eating Acorns to Save the World

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Marcie Mayer’s new book, Eating Acorns, has soft “wipeable”covers that seem resistant to kitchen stains and acorn-flour fingerprints, ideal for a recipe book. But don’t be deceived, it is much more than that:

Louisiana Live Oaks

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For over thirty years Bill Guion has pursued and photographed the live oaks of Louisiana.

Book Review: The Glorious Life of the Oak

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Lloyd Kenyon reviews a book on oaks by John Lewis-Stempel.

Giant German Oaks

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Our German speaking members will be interested to learn that a new book on giant oaks in Germany was published in September 2017: Riesige Eichen: Baumpersönlichkeiten und ihre Geschichten (Giant Oaks: Tree personalities and their stories). 

Book Review: Ancient Oaks in the English Landscape

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There are more ancient oaks in England than in all of continental Europe. How is that possible? One would expect to find the reasons in aspects of climate or soil, but Aljos Farjon has come up with a different answer: it is humans and in particular privileged hunters, rather than the environment, that are responsible.

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