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The oak tree in Skjomendalen © Gerhard Sørensen-Fuglem and Cecilia Piccirilli Bjerkeset
The World’s Northernmost Oak?
An oak grows north of the Arctic Circle in Norway
Website Editor | Aug 14, 2023
Unusual symptoms linked to phytoplasma infection in Quercus humboldtiii, Colombia © Eric Boa
Not Another Oak Calamity…
Symptoms linked to phytoplasma infection found in Quercus...
Website Editor | Aug 06, 2023
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Confusion on a Himalayan Scale: Naming Quercus leucotrichophora
Different names are being used for one species.
Website Editor | Jun 20, 2023

Plant Focus

A small but mature Alabama sandstone oak producing acorns © Patrick Thompson
Species Spotlight: Quercus boyntonii
A Critically Endangered dwarf oak 
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Society News

OC&R Committee Announces Second Round of Grant Funding

By Amy Byrne | February 15, 2023
Quercus marlipoensis

Eight conservation projects supported by the OC&R Fund

In Memoriam: Allan Taylor (1931–2022)

By Panayoti Kelaidis | December 17, 2022
Allan Taylor

A long-standing member of the IOS and former editor of Oak News & Notes

An Outstanding Silent Auction at Las Cruces

By Ryan Russell | October 20, 2022
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The 3rd IOS Silent Auction was another huge success

Caps and T-shirts for Sale!

By Website Editor | October 17, 2022
10th IOS Conference T-shirts

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Thank You to the Conference Committee!

By Website Editor | October 16, 2022
2022 tOAKen

Shout out to the 12 IOS members who organized the Conference and Tours

2022 IOS Service Awards Presented at the 10th IOS Conference in Las Cruces

By Shaun Haddock | October 14, 2022
Shaun Haddock receives an award for Eike Jablonski

Service awards recognize contributions to genus Quercus and to the IOS

The 10th IOS Conference in Las Cruces, New Mexico

By Zarah Wyly | October 12, 2022
Group photo

The traditional triennial gathering took place in the shadows of the Organ Mountains.

Jeff Stevens (1958–2021)

By Roderick Cameron | October 17, 2021
Jeff Stevens

Jeff Stevens, 63, of Apison, Tennessee, USA passed away September 26, 2021.

Bill Hess (1934–2021)

By Roderick Cameron | October 16, 2021
Bill Hess - Courtesy of The Morton Arboretum

William "Bill" J. Hess, 87, of Crossville, Tennessee, USA passed away on June 11, 2021.

Remembering Piers Trehane

By Roderick Cameron | April 13, 2021
Piers Trehane

Last March marked the 10 years since the death of Piers Trehane. It seemed a good opportunity to remember him and his contribution to the IOS.

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