Dendrology

Mating in Single Oaks

By Michael Avishai | August 22, 2014

Michael Avishai discusses observations regarding mating in isolated species in Israel. Originally published in Oak News & Notes Vol. 18, No. 1

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Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona

By Website Editor | March 31, 2014

Oak Creek Canyon is an extensive drainage basin on the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau in North Central Arizona. It is home to many different species of deciduous and evergreen oaks.

By Darin Jenke and Stephanie Bittner

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7th International Oak Society Conference - Bordeaux, France - Sep. 29 to Oct. 2, 2012

By Béatrice Chassé | October 27, 2012

In collaboration with INRA and the University of Bordeaux, the 7th International Oak Society Conference, attended by 90 participants from 17 countries, included 21 presentations, two field trips (INRA, Pierroton and the Tonnellerie Nadalié) and a gala dinner in the magnificent Château Carbonnieux.

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A New Oklahoma Station for Quercus sinuata var. breviloba

By Allan Taylor | December 14, 2010

A previously unreported station for Quercus sinuata var. breviloba has recently been identified in southwestern Custer County, Oklahoma.

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Oak root grafting and disease transmission across taxonomic section boundaries

By Guy Sternberg | December 6, 2009

In 2008 one red oak hybrid (Quercus rubra × ellipsoidalis) was diagnosed with oak wilt disease (Ceratocystis fagacearum) at Starhill Forest Arboretum in Illinois.

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Species Spotlight: Quercus afares Pomel

The only oak species endemic to Africa is rare in cultivation. It shouldn't be.