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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
Image from Enarrationes
A 16th century commentary on the medicinal property of oaks...
Website Editor | Dec 16, 2024

Plant Focus

Quercus aucheri leaves
Some personal observations of this rare oak in southwestern Turkey

Dendrology

A.G.B. Fairchild with Quercus skinneri acorns

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

GCC's Cryopreservation Working Group

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The Global Conservation Consortia (GCC) has established a cryopreservation working group. It is led by Valerie Pence and her team at Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden’s The Lindner Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW), with the support of the GCC Coordinators. On a quarterly basis the group holds meetings in which members present their cryopreservation work by providing updates, sharing results, or introducing new projects to receive input and feedback.

Another New Species of Oak From Vietnam

Quercus mangdenensis images

Quercus mangdenensis H.T. Bing & Ngoc published in Phytokeys

First Community Festival of Conservation of Quercus brandegeei 2022

Festival organizers

A festival in Mexico raises awareness about a threatened oak

The New Annotated Checklist of the Portuguese Oaks

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A new study resolves many nomenclatural problems in the oaks of Portugal.

Back from the Brink: Quercus tardifolia

A Documentary Film about an Oak and Its Universe

Le Chene

Laurent Charbonnier and Michel Seydoux spend a year with a magnificent oak tree to document its inhabitants.

Quercus Quest!

Quercus ×fernowii by Andrew Hipp

Tracking oak phenophases

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