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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.
Quercus acerifolia (maple-leaf oak) is an endangered species in the wild (IUCN Red List)and a highly sought-after species in cultivation.
There are a growing number of unique hybrid selections that feature Quercus rysophylla as one parent.
Quercus ×ludoviciana is a naturally occurring oak hybrid from southeastern United States, which has flourished and attracted attention in...
On October 17, 2019, 80 participants gathered in McCook, Nebraska for a two-day conference and field trip, titled “Growing Better Trees...
A new book provides a comprehensive guide to the skills and knowledge involved in grafting temperate woody plants.
Ofri Bar's graduate thesis, A-Sharnu, is a program to regenerate Mt. Tabor oaks (Quercus ithaburensis) in the Sharon region.
Acorns can be a source of cheap plant material, in part due to underutilization, so from an economical perspective they have a high...
For nearly 15 years, Nina Bassuk and her grad students at the Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute (UHI) have been developing hybrid oaks...
Dwarf cultivars can be ideal for a small garden. Here are three "mini oaks". 
An admirable community effort in the town of Havelock North in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay has saved dozens of 80-year-old oaks that had been...
This report highlights two sites near the limits of the footprint of Quercus macrocarpa in north central North America: the Prairie...

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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.
Quercus acerifolia (maple-leaf oak) is an endangered species in the wild (IUCN Red List)and a highly sought-after species in cultivation.
There are a growing number of unique hybrid selections that feature Quercus rysophylla as one parent.
Quercus ×ludoviciana is a naturally occurring oak hybrid from southeastern United States, which has flourished and attracted attention in...
On October 17, 2019, 80 participants gathered in McCook, Nebraska for a two-day conference and field trip, titled “Growing Better Trees...
A new book provides a comprehensive guide to the skills and knowledge involved in grafting temperate woody plants.
Ofri Bar's graduate thesis, A-Sharnu, is a program to regenerate Mt. Tabor oaks (Quercus ithaburensis) in the Sharon region.
Acorns can be a source of cheap plant material, in part due to underutilization, so from an economical perspective they have a high...
For nearly 15 years, Nina Bassuk and her grad students at the Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute (UHI) have been developing hybrid oaks...
Dwarf cultivars can be ideal for a small garden. Here are three "mini oaks". 
An admirable community effort in the town of Havelock North in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay has saved dozens of 80-year-old oaks that had been...
This report highlights two sites near the limits of the footprint of Quercus macrocarpa in north central North America: the Prairie...

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