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Boissier oak was originally named Quercus boissieri Reut. and later Quercus boissieri var. latifolia (Boiss.) Zohary, but the current...
A new study sheds light on why some oaks survived a recent multi-year outbreak of an invasive moth
The oak collection includes over 80 taxa
An attempt to settle the matter of this controversial name
Dr. Suresh Subedi, Assistant Professor at Arkansas Tech University, presented an ongoing project that analyzes herbarium specimens of oaks...
A guest article from renowned author Douglas Tallamy describes the key role native oaks play in sustaining biodiversity.
The Morton Arboretum and United States Botanic Garden (USBG) announce a new partnership to advance the conservation of threatened trees in...
The story of how the IOS logo came into being
A natural hybrid between Quercus lyrata (overcup oak) and Q. virginiana (Southern live oak)
First joint meeting of the Global Conservation Consortium for Oak (GCCO) in the Americas
Despite damage, the Lyytikkylä Oak is still the thickest oak in Finland
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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Group photo at Harvard Herbarium
The Harvard University Herbaria hosted a novel Oak Taxonomy...
Jeannine Cavender-Bares | Apr 21, 2026
Morgan and friends in Argentina
Visits to three collections of Quercus in Buenos Aires...
Morgan Santini | Apr 05, 2026
Michel Duhart and Paco Garin at Jardín Botánico Wilson, Costa Rica
On April 1st, the very day he turned 103, a great friend...
Francisco Garin Garcia | Apr 05, 2026

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Boissier oak was originally named Quercus boissieri Reut. and later Quercus boissieri var. latifolia (Boiss.) Zohary, but the current...
A new study sheds light on why some oaks survived a recent multi-year outbreak of an invasive moth
The oak collection includes over 80 taxa
An attempt to settle the matter of this controversial name
Dr. Suresh Subedi, Assistant Professor at Arkansas Tech University, presented an ongoing project that analyzes herbarium specimens of oaks...
A guest article from renowned author Douglas Tallamy describes the key role native oaks play in sustaining biodiversity.
The Morton Arboretum and United States Botanic Garden (USBG) announce a new partnership to advance the conservation of threatened trees in...
The story of how the IOS logo came into being
A natural hybrid between Quercus lyrata (overcup oak) and Q. virginiana (Southern live oak)
First joint meeting of the Global Conservation Consortium for Oak (GCCO) in the Americas
Despite damage, the Lyytikkylä Oak is still the thickest oak in Finland
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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