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Oaks in a Difficult Climate – Arboretum de la Bergerette

By Shaun Haddock | January 1, 2012
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For upwards of twenty years, Shaun Haddock has been planting oaks at the Arboretum de la Bergerette in southwest France, during which time at least 200 species of oak have already been trialled outdoors. This report initially appeared on the Journal of the Society, International Oaks No. 23.

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Oaks in a Difficult Climate – Arboretum de la Bergerette

By Shaun Haddock | January 1, 2012
r420obtusata.jpg

For upwards of twenty years, Shaun Haddock has been planting oaks at the Arboretum de la Bergerette in southwest France, during which time at least 200 species of oak have already been trialled outdoors. This report initially appeared on the Journal of the Society, International Oaks No. 23.

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