Harriet Tupper tells about oaks in collections seen in Normandy on an IDS tour.

Posted Sun, 2017-10-01 12:10 in Harriet Tupper's blog

Here are two photos of acorns collected at Hackfalls end of April and now germinating.

Posted Mon, 2016-06-27 16:18 in Harriet Tupper's blog

I went out to New Zealand to join the local members of the International Dendrology Society holding their AGM and combining this with the 100th birthday of Bob Berry

Posted Tue, 2016-06-07 22:59 in Harriet Tupper's blog

Love of Oak

Last week I went to an Art and Antiques Fair and found the scuplture ilustrated here.

Posted Mon, 2015-03-23 15:51 in Harriet Tupper's blog

A Visit to Plaček Quercetum

IOS-member Harriet Tupper visited Plaček Quercetum in Czech Republic.

Posted Thu, 2014-08-14 21:09 in Harriet Tupper's blog

Editor's Picks

Past IOS President Allen Coombes, Curator of Scientific Collections at Puebla University Botanic Garden, discusses leaf variability in Quercus ceirpes (still image from the documentary)

"Oaks: the Backbone of Mexico" – New Documentary Film

A new documentary by Maricela Rodríguez Acosta

Website Editor | Feb 17, 2026

In Search of Quercus miyagii: A Field Report from Okinawa

A rare oak endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan

Elion Jam | Feb 16, 2026

A moss-covered oak (Quercus orocantabrica) in Mata de Albergaria, Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal © Amit Zoran

Amit Zohran's "Oakollective"

Steve Potter reviews a new book that features oaks

Steve Potter | Feb 11, 2026

Plant Focus

Quercus canariensis in Cornwall Park, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand, the champion specimen in New Zealand, planted in the 1920s, 27.2 m tall with a trunk diameter of 209 cm (G. Collett pers. comm. 2026) © Gerald Collett

Species Spotlight: Quercus canariensis Willd.

Antonio Lambe shares his views on this threatened oak native to Iberia and North Africa

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Oaks in Normandy