Log in

You are here

In October 2015, after visiting the Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha’s Vineyard and before attending the 8th International Oak Society Conference in Lisle, Tim Boland, the Director of Polly Hill,...
Posted Sat, 2017-03-25 12:48 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
This year a great number of species are producing acorns for the first time. 
Posted Sun, 2016-07-31 15:35 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
The Arboretum des Pouyouleix (the French National Collection for the genus Quercus) now has a website. Many parts are still under construction, notably the accessions list.
Posted Sun, 2015-04-19 07:00 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
Q. crassifolia Bonpl. puts on record growth in Arboretum des Pouyouleix
Posted Thu, 2014-11-20 11:23 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
Jurupa Hills oak may be California's oldest plant Researchers from UC Davis and UC Riverside say the 75-foot-wide Palmer's oak shrub has lived about 13,000 years despite inhospitabl
jurupa_oak_2.jpg
Posted Tue, 2010-01-05 13:07 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
If you participated in the International Oak Society's 6th Triennial Conference in Puebla, you probably have fond memories, interesting ideas and helpful suggestions to share with f
Posted Tue, 2009-11-03 10:55 in Béatrice Chassé's blog

Editor's Picks

Quercus coccifera, 97 cm dbh and 15 m canopy spread
Images and insights from Ezra Barnea’s journey to Cyprus’s...
Ezra Barnea | Jun 13, 2026
Lainey Kirshberger and Ryan Silver, students at Oklahoma State University, participated in the fieldwork and will lead the genetic and epigenetic analysis under the supervision of Dr. Antonio R. Castilla.
Endangered oak Quercus hinckleyi shows strong genetic...
Website Editor | Jun 09, 2026
The current Red List status and modelled outlook for the eight Californian oak species, plus tanoak
New paper should significantly change our approach to...
Steve Potter | Jun 09, 2026

Plant Focus

Quercus orocantabrica
Roderick Cameron and Carlos Vila-Viçosa give an account of this intriguing species from northwestern Iberia with a complex taxonomic and...

BCH's blog

In October 2015, after visiting the Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha’s Vineyard and before attending the 8th International Oak Society Conference in Lisle, Tim Boland, the Director of Polly Hill,...
Posted Sat, 2017-03-25 12:48 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
This year a great number of species are producing acorns for the first time. 
Posted Sun, 2016-07-31 15:35 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
The Arboretum des Pouyouleix (the French National Collection for the genus Quercus) now has a website. Many parts are still under construction, notably the accessions list.
Posted Sun, 2015-04-19 07:00 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
Q. crassifolia Bonpl. puts on record growth in Arboretum des Pouyouleix
Posted Thu, 2014-11-20 11:23 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
Jurupa Hills oak may be California's oldest plant Researchers from UC Davis and UC Riverside say the 75-foot-wide Palmer's oak shrub has lived about 13,000 years despite inhospitabl
jurupa_oak_2.jpg
Posted Tue, 2010-01-05 13:07 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
If you participated in the International Oak Society's 6th Triennial Conference in Puebla, you probably have fond memories, interesting ideas and helpful suggestions to share with f
Posted Tue, 2009-11-03 10:55 in Béatrice Chassé's blog

The International Oak Society acknowledges the generous support of the following institutions:

Supporting Institutional Members

The John Fairey Garden

Standard Institutional Members

 San Diego Botanic Garden logoSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance logoSouth Carolina Botanical Garden
 

The Huntington