Dendrology

Oaks in Scotland: An Unresolved Question?

By Steve Potter | April 17, 2025

Is Q. robur invading Q. petraea populations or is it the other way around?

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Oak Decline Observations in California and the Mediterranean Basin

By Steve Potter | April 17, 2025

Network map of co-occurrence of causal factor categories identified in the selected papers

A team led by IOS member Marco Neves Marques has published an extensive literature review covering oak declines in Mediterranean-type climate regions

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Quercus rubra Chosen Tree of the Year in Germany

By Website Editor | December 16, 2024

The Tree of the Year Association in Germany selected a non-native species.

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Quercus boyntonii Conservation Action Plan

By Website Editor | October 29, 2024

Partners at The Morton Arboretum, in collaboration with members of the Global Conservation Consortium for Oak (GCCO), recently published the Quercus boyntonii conservation action plan in July 2024 (you can access the final plan here).

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Conservation Gap Analysis of Native Mesoamerican Oaks

By Website Editor | October 29, 2024

Publication now available online

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Abstracts from the International Oak Symposium

By Website Editor | October 28, 2024

Summaries of the presentations and posters shared during the Symposium in Knoxville, Tennessee

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Oak-related Presentations and Posters at IBC 2024 in Madrid

By Website Editor | August 13, 2024

Several abstracts included research involving Quercus.

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(Even More) Northernmost Oaks!

By David Oliver | June 28, 2024

David Oliver and the northernmost oak (to date)

Oaks found close to the 70th parallel north

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Action Oak Continues to Protect British Native Oaks

By Annabel Narayanan | June 26, 2024

Action Oak is a unique collaboration of charities, governments, landowners, and research institutions dedicated to protecting native UK oaks.

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Propagation Protocol for Quercus insignis

By Karina Orozco | February 19, 2024

The Global Conservation Consortium for Oak published a protocol for the propagation of Quercus insignis.

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Editor's Picks

Gandoger the Memorious

While working on a list of synonyms of European White...

Roderick Cameron | Aug 24, 2026

Cover of Select Native Asian Oaks Gap Analysis

Conservation Gap Analysis of Select Native Asian Oaks

Report led by The Morton Arboretum will help prioritize oak...

Website Editor | Aug 06, 2026

Early Fruiting Quercus robur in Slovakia

Motivation I live in the village of Dolné Dubové...

Jozef Čapkovič | Jul 20, 2026

Plant Focus

Species Spotlight: Quercus afares Pomel

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

Oaks in Scotland: An Unresolved Question?

By Steve Potter | April 17, 2025

Is Q. robur invading Q. petraea populations or is it the other way around?

Read more about Oaks in Scotland: An Unresolved Question?

Oak Decline Observations in California and the Mediterranean Basin

By Steve Potter | April 17, 2025

A team led by IOS member Marco Neves Marques has published an extensive literature review covering oak declines in Mediterranean-type climate regions

Read more about Oak Decline Observations in California and the Mediterranean Basin

Quercus rubra Chosen Tree of the Year in Germany

By Website Editor | December 16, 2024

The Tree of the Year Association in Germany selected a non-native species.

Read more about Quercus rubra Chosen Tree of the Year in Germany

Quercus boyntonii Conservation Action Plan

By Website Editor | October 29, 2024

Read more about Quercus boyntonii Conservation Action Plan

Conservation Gap Analysis of Native Mesoamerican Oaks

By Website Editor | October 29, 2024

Publication now available online

Read more about Conservation Gap Analysis of Native Mesoamerican Oaks

Abstracts from the International Oak Symposium

By Website Editor | October 28, 2024

Summaries of the presentations and posters shared during the Symposium in Knoxville, Tennessee

Read more about Abstracts from the International Oak Symposium

Oak-related Presentations and Posters at IBC 2024 in Madrid

By Website Editor | August 13, 2024

Several abstracts included research involving Quercus.

Read more about Oak-related Presentations and Posters at IBC 2024 in Madrid

(Even More) Northernmost Oaks!

By David Oliver | June 28, 2024

Oaks found close to the 70th parallel north

Read more about (Even More) Northernmost Oaks!

Action Oak Continues to Protect British Native Oaks

By Annabel Narayanan | June 26, 2024

Action Oak is a unique collaboration of charities, governments, landowners, and research institutions dedicated to protecting native UK oaks.

Read more about Action Oak Continues to Protect British Native Oaks

Propagation Protocol for Quercus insignis

By Karina Orozco | February 19, 2024

The Global Conservation Consortium for Oak published a protocol for the propagation of Quercus insignis.

Read more about Propagation Protocol for Quercus insignis

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