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Destined to Encounter Quercus lanata
Sometimes when you least expect it, good things happen.
Gaurav Verma | Dec 13, 2020
Keiko Tokunaga's second book
My Second Book
Keiko Tokunaga's second book, “Illustrated Flora of...
Keiko Tokunaga | Dec 12, 2020
Jozef Oak
Dąb Józef (The Józef Oak)
This renowned Quercus robur caught the eye of an artist and...
Roderick Cameron | Dec 12, 2020

Plant Focus

Quercus skinneri
Species Spotlight: Quercus skinneri Benth.
Quercus skinneri is a Central American oak, distinguished by the large size of its fruit.
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Dendrology

The Red List of Oaks

By Website Editor | December 11, 2020
Red List of Oaks 2020

The Red List of Oaks 2020 has been published, detailing the completed IUCN Red List threat assessments for oaks.

When Oak Leaves Fail to Fall

By Andrew Hipp | October 8, 2020
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Marcescent leaves persist on deciduous trees through winter.

Ascent of the Oaks

By Website Editor | August 13, 2020
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An article published in Scientific American recounts how advances in genomics have allowed researchers to reconstruct the evolutionary history of oaks.

Fossils of Oak Ancestors Discovered in Argentina

By Website Editor | June 11, 2020
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Researchers have unearthed a collection of chinquapin fruit and leaf fossils in Patagonia that suggests the Fagaceae family has evolutionary roots in the Southern Hemisphere.

Cultivated Oaks of the World

By Roderick Cameron | April 12, 2020
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A database that pools information on oak trees in collections around the world.

The Renature Monchique Project

By Justin Roborg-S... | April 7, 2020
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A project aims to recover and restore habitats in Serra de Monchique, Portugal.

A Global Conservation Consortium for Oak

By Amy Byrne | February 17, 2020
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GCCO logoThe Global Conservation Consortium for Oak (GCCO) has launched! Developing the GCCO was a collaborative effort—and involvement from passionate IOS members was an integral component. Sharing your expertise, knowledge, and experience with oaks at the last Triennial Conference workshop at UC Davis was vital to successfully launching the GCCO. Thank you for your contributions. 

In Search of an Endangered Species: Quercus acerifolia

By Ryan Russell | February 10, 2020
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Quercus acerifolia (maple-leaf oak) is an endangered species in the wild (IUCN Red List)and a highly sought-after species in cultivation.

Burr Oak Canyon Symposium 2019

By Dan Kostka | December 12, 2019
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On October 17, 2019, 80 participants gathered in McCook, Nebraska for a two-day conference and field trip, titled “Growing Better Trees Across the Great Plains”.

A-Sharnu: Restoring Oaks to the Sharon Region

By Website Editor | October 10, 2019
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Ofri Bar's graduate thesis, A-Sharnu, is a program to regenerate Mt. Tabor oaks (Quercus ithaburensis) in the Sharon region.

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