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Yoko’s Oaks

By Steve Potter | December 21, 2025
Yoko and John planting acorns
"Japanese oaks" planted at Coventry Cathedral

The Origin, Locations, and Date of Planting of Colonial Williamsburg’s Compton Oak

By Ricklin Brown | April 5, 2025
Compton Oak in 2023

The landmark oak was found as a naturally occurring hybrid

The Genesee Valley Oaks

By Brian Kelley | February 12, 2022
Genesee Valley Oak by Brian Kelley

The oak savanna at Genesee features a collection of large, open-grown oak trees.

The Lyytikkylä Oak in Finland

By Juha Fagerholm | June 10, 2021
lyytikkyla_oak_2021.jpg

Despite damage, the Lyytikkylä Oak is still the thickest oak in Finland

Sacred Oaks of Serbia

By Nikola Šušić | June 10, 2021
Quercus cerris champion tree in spring 2016. Photo from Šušić et al. (2016)

In Serbian tradition, in almost every village or hamlet there is at least one tree deemed by the inhabitants to be special.

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Yoko and John planting acorns
Yoko’s Oaks
"Japanese oaks" planted at Coventry Cathedral
Steve Potter | Dec 21, 2025
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One of the first planted circles on Hampton Common, London, in partnership with Orleans House Gallery 2025. © Studio Ackroyd & Harvey
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Historic Oaks

Yoko’s Oaks

By Steve Potter | December 21, 2025
Yoko and John planting acorns
"Japanese oaks" planted at Coventry Cathedral

The Origin, Locations, and Date of Planting of Colonial Williamsburg’s Compton Oak

By Ricklin Brown | April 5, 2025
Compton Oak in 2023

The landmark oak was found as a naturally occurring hybrid

The Genesee Valley Oaks

By Brian Kelley | February 12, 2022
Genesee Valley Oak by Brian Kelley

The oak savanna at Genesee features a collection of large, open-grown oak trees.

The Lyytikkylä Oak in Finland

By Juha Fagerholm | June 10, 2021
lyytikkyla_oak_2021.jpg

Despite damage, the Lyytikkylä Oak is still the thickest oak in Finland

Sacred Oaks of Serbia

By Nikola Šušić | June 10, 2021
Quercus cerris champion tree in spring 2016. Photo from Šušić et al. (2016)

In Serbian tradition, in almost every village or hamlet there is at least one tree deemed by the inhabitants to be special.

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