Dendrology

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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In Search of an Endangered Species: Quercus acerifolia

By Ryan Russell | February 10, 2020

Quercus acerifolia (maple-leaf oak) is an endangered species in the wild (IUCN Red List)and a highly sought-after species in cultivation.

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Burr Oak Canyon Symposium 2019

By Dan Kostka | December 12, 2019

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”.

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A-Sharnu: Restoring Oaks to the Sharon Region

By Website Editor | October 10, 2019

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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Potential Applications of Acorns in the Food, Pharmaceutical, and Cosmetic Industries

By Paweł Górnaś | August 12, 2019

Acorns can be a source of cheap plant material, in part due to underutilization, so from an economical perspective they have a high potential for the processing industry.

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For nearly 15 years, Nina Bassuk and her grad students at the Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute (UHI) have been developing hybrid oaks for exceptional tolerance of urban conditions (drought, alkaline soil, etc.)

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Gandoger the Memorious

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

Roderick Cameron | Aug 24, 2026

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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

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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.