Gardens & Arboreta

Tom Lee Park in Memphis, Tennessee

By Editorial Staff | June 24, 2025

Plaque in Tom Lee Park - Image kindly provided by Laryn Bakker

The new design of an urban oak features many oak species

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The Oak Collection at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

By Christina Varnava | October 18, 2023

A collection specializing in native Californian oaks

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The Burke Oak Collection at The New York Botanical Garden

By Todd Forrest | February 8, 2023

Burke Oak Collection at New York Botanical Garden

The Coleman and Susan Burke Oak Collection at The New York Botanical Garden features more than 150 oaks representing 44 taxa

Read more about The Burke Oak Collection at The New York Botanical Garden

Engelmann Oak Planted in Melbourne

By Website Editor | October 18, 2022

Quercus engelmannii seedling planted at RBGV Melbourne

Seedlings from imported acorns planted out in Australia

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Importing Endangered Engelmann Oaks into Australia

By Josephine Brennan | August 2, 2022

Importing acorns for ex-situ conservation

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Boyce Thompson Arboretum

By Website Editor | April 16, 2022

Boyce Thompson Arboretum is the oldest and largest botanical garden in the state of Arizona.

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Aiken's Oaks Are Growing

By Robert McCartney | February 18, 2022

An update on the diversity of the oaks in Aiken, South Carolina.

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Eastwoodhill Arboretum's "Trees for our Future"

By Website Editor | December 8, 2021

Eastwoodhill Arboretum launches "Trees for our Future" campaign.

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Mexican Oaks at Armstrong Arboretum

By Website Editor | December 8, 2021

Notable oaks from south of the border.

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A Brief Introduction to the Oak Collection of Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum

By Dirk Giseburt | August 16, 2021

The oak collection includes over 80 taxa

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Editor's Picks

Past IOS President Allen Coombes, Curator of Scientific Collections at Puebla University Botanic Garden, discusses leaf variability in Quercus ceirpes (still image from the documentary)

"Oaks: the Backbone of Mexico" – New Documentary Film

A new documentary by Maricela Rodríguez Acosta

Website Editor | Feb 17, 2026

In Search of Quercus miyagii: A Field Report from Okinawa

A rare oak endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan

Elion Jam | Feb 16, 2026

A moss-covered oak (Quercus orocantabrica) in Mata de Albergaria, Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal © Amit Zoran

Amit Zohran's "Oakollective"

Steve Potter reviews a new book that features oaks

Steve Potter | Feb 11, 2026

Plant Focus

Quercus canariensis in Cornwall Park, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand, the champion specimen in New Zealand, planted in the 1920s, 27.2 m tall with a trunk diameter of 209 cm (G. Collett pers. comm. 2026) © Gerald Collett

Species Spotlight: Quercus canariensis Willd.

Antonio Lambe shares his views on this threatened oak native to Iberia and North Africa

Tom Lee Park in Memphis, Tennessee

By Editorial Staff | June 24, 2025

The new design of an urban oak features many oak species

Read more about Tom Lee Park in Memphis, Tennessee

The Oak Collection at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

By Christina Varnava | October 18, 2023

A collection specializing in native Californian oaks

Read more about The Oak Collection at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

The Burke Oak Collection at The New York Botanical Garden

By Todd Forrest | February 8, 2023

The Coleman and Susan Burke Oak Collection at The New York Botanical Garden features more than 150 oaks representing 44 taxa

Read more about The Burke Oak Collection at The New York Botanical Garden

Engelmann Oak Planted in Melbourne

By Website Editor | October 18, 2022

Seedlings from imported acorns planted out in Australia

Read more about Engelmann Oak Planted in Melbourne

Importing Endangered Engelmann Oaks into Australia

By Josephine Brennan | August 2, 2022

Importing acorns for ex-situ conservation

Read more about Importing Endangered Engelmann Oaks into Australia

Boyce Thompson Arboretum

By Website Editor | April 16, 2022

Boyce Thompson Arboretum is the oldest and largest botanical garden in the state of Arizona.

Read more about Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Aiken's Oaks Are Growing

By Robert McCartney | February 18, 2022

An update on the diversity of the oaks in Aiken, South Carolina.

Read more about Aiken's Oaks Are Growing

Eastwoodhill Arboretum's "Trees for our Future"

By Website Editor | December 8, 2021

Eastwoodhill Arboretum launches "Trees for our Future" campaign.

Read more about Eastwoodhill Arboretum's "Trees for our Future"

Mexican Oaks at Armstrong Arboretum

By Website Editor | December 8, 2021

Notable oaks from south of the border.

Read more about Mexican Oaks at Armstrong Arboretum

A Brief Introduction to the Oak Collection of Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum

By Dirk Giseburt | August 16, 2021

The oak collection includes over 80 taxa

Read more about A Brief Introduction to the Oak Collection of Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum

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