Dendrology

Oak-Focused Seminars Online

By Website Editor | February 12, 2021

Murphy Westwood and Tim Boland presented on oak diversity and conservation.

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A Request to IOS Members to Participate in an Oak Research Project

By Website Editor | February 10, 2021

A survey on specialization in oak species

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Conversations with Conservationists

By Website Editor | February 9, 2021

Two podcasts about oak conservation

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The Red List of Oaks

By Website Editor | December 11, 2020

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

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When Oak Leaves Fail to Fall

By Andrew Hipp | October 8, 2020

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Marcescent leaves persist on deciduous trees through winter.

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Ascent of the Oaks

By Website Editor | August 13, 2020

An article published in Scientific American recounts how advances in genomics have allowed researchers to reconstruct the evolutionary history of oaks.

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Fossils of Oak Ancestors Discovered in Argentina

By Website Editor | June 11, 2020

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.

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Cultivated Oaks of the World

By Roderick Cameron | April 12, 2020

A database that pools information on oak trees in collections around the world.

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The Renature Monchique Project

By Justin Roborg-S... | April 7, 2020

A project aims to recover and restore habitats in Serra de Monchique, Portugal.

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A Global Conservation Consortium for Oak

By Amy Byrne | February 17, 2020

The 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.

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Cyprus, April-May 2026 – Vacation Impressions

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Ezra Barnea | Jun 13, 2026

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Endangered oak Quercus hinckleyi shows strong genetic...

Website Editor | Jun 09, 2026

The current Red List status and modelled outlook for the eight Californian oak species, plus tanoak

The Threat to California’s Oaks Is Greater than Had Been Anticipated

New paper should significantly change our approach to...

Steve Potter | Jun 09, 2026

Plant Focus

Species Spotlight: Quercus orocantabrica Rivas Mart., Penas, T.E.Díaz & Llamas

Roderick Cameron and Carlos Vila-Viçosa give an account of this intriguing species from northwestern Iberia with a complex taxonomic and...