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Species Spotlight: Quercus tarokoensis Hayata

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Quercus tarokoensis (local name 太鲁阁栎 tai lu ge li, "oak of Taroko") is a fairly unknown oak species, restricted to eastern Taiwan.

Cultivar Close-Up: Quercus 'Maya' and 'Zehra'

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There are a growing number of unique hybrid selections that feature Quercus rysophylla as one parent.

Species Spotlight: Quercus look Kotschy

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Quercus look is one of the least-known oaks of the arid mountains of the Middle East. It grows on Mount Hermon and in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains and Lebanon Mountains.

Species Spotlight: Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn.

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Quercus douglasii is an endemic California oak tree, affectionately called “the blue oak”.

Species Spotlight: Quercus acutissima subsp. kingii Menitsky

Quercus acutissima subsp. kingii

Quercus acutissima Carruth. is a species whose natural distribution covers a vast territory in East and Southeast Asia, from central Nepal in the west to the Pacific coast of Honshu in the east, and from northern Szechwan to central Burma, northern Thailand, and Laos in the south.

Species Spotlight: Quercus rugosa Née

Given its rugged beauty and hardiness, Quercus rugosa is recommended for gardens, parks, and arboreta in most regions. As it grows naturally in such an extended area and across a variety of habitats and altitudes, there is also scope for further experimentation with seed sourced from different provenances.

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Plant Focus

Species Spotlight: Quercus tarokoensis Hayata

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Quercus tarokoensis (local name 太鲁阁栎 tai lu ge li, "oak of Taroko") is a fairly unknown oak species, restricted to eastern Taiwan.

Cultivar Close-Up: Quercus 'Maya' and 'Zehra'

maya_leaves.jpg

There are a growing number of unique hybrid selections that feature Quercus rysophylla as one parent.

Species Spotlight: Quercus look Kotschy

quercus_look.jpg

Quercus look is one of the least-known oaks of the arid mountains of the Middle East. It grows on Mount Hermon and in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains and Lebanon Mountains.

Species Spotlight: Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn.

qd.jpg

Quercus douglasii is an endemic California oak tree, affectionately called “the blue oak”.

Species Spotlight: Quercus acutissima subsp. kingii Menitsky

Quercus acutissima subsp. kingii

Quercus acutissima Carruth. is a species whose natural distribution covers a vast territory in East and Southeast Asia, from central Nepal in the west to the Pacific coast of Honshu in the east, and from northern Szechwan to central Burma, northern Thailand, and Laos in the south.

Species Spotlight: Quercus rugosa Née

Given its rugged beauty and hardiness, Quercus rugosa is recommended for gardens, parks, and arboreta in most regions. As it grows naturally in such an extended area and across a variety of habitats and altitudes, there is also scope for further experimentation with seed sourced from different provenances.

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