A hybrid selected at Trompenburg Arboretum has parents that are oceans apart, yet closely related.
Posted Fri, 2016-04-01 18:23 in Trompenburg Gardens and Arboretum's blog
The IOS has been invited to view the collections of two of our members in Ireland: that of Sir Brendan Parsons, the Earl of Rosse, at Birr Castle; and that of Johnny Couchman, near Carlow. There...
Posted Thu, 2016-03-31 14:38 in Trompenburg Gardens and Arboretum's blog
Dan Keiser will be showing his IOS documentary, covering 20 years of traveling with the Oak Society, in New Richmond, Wisconsin on the 21st of February.
Posted Mon, 2016-02-15 12:03 in Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven's blog
In some oak databases one can find a few oak names described by a certain Hansen. And in every instance there is no link to a publication whatsoever...
Posted Sun, 2016-02-14 15:05 in Patrick Vereecke's blog
What connection could there possibly be between oaks and world cup rugby?
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 21:33 in Roderick Cameron's blog
An article in The Economist proposes a radical approach for conservation of threatened species.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 20:01 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Nick Stoynoff and team organized a memorable Seed Exchange at the 8th IOS Conference.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 18:14 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Bob McCartney and his IOS Special Service Award were in his local newspaper, while Dirk Benoit received his Award in Belgium.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 17:13 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Jim Hitz designed a perfect follow up to the IOS Conference at The Morton Arboretum: three days touring varied sites in Indiana, with a foray into Michigan.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 01:37 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Twenty-one years to the day after the first IOS meeting took place, the Society held its 8th Conference at the same venue.
Posted Tue, 2015-12-01 19:43 in Roderick Cameron's blog
The 2015 IOS Pre-Conference Tour highlighted an amazing diversity of trees and biomes across southern and central Illinois.
Posted Tue, 2015-12-01 13:09 in Warren Chatwin's blog
Tomorrow, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change COP21 opens in Paris. A couple of days ago, I came across an essay published by Jonathan Franzen, author of Freedom, that I found quite...
Posted Sun, 2015-11-29 11:05 in Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven's blog
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A hybrid selected at Trompenburg Arboretum has parents that are oceans apart, yet closely related.
Posted Fri, 2016-04-01 18:23 in Trompenburg Gardens and Arboretum's blog
The IOS has been invited to view the collections of two of our members in Ireland: that of Sir Brendan Parsons, the Earl of Rosse, at Birr Castle; and that of Johnny Couchman, near Carlow. There...
Posted Thu, 2016-03-31 14:38 in Trompenburg Gardens and Arboretum's blog
Dan Keiser will be showing his IOS documentary, covering 20 years of traveling with the Oak Society, in New Richmond, Wisconsin on the 21st of February.
Posted Mon, 2016-02-15 12:03 in Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven's blog
In some oak databases one can find a few oak names described by a certain Hansen. And in every instance there is no link to a publication whatsoever...
Posted Sun, 2016-02-14 15:05 in Patrick Vereecke's blog
What connection could there possibly be between oaks and world cup rugby?
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 21:33 in Roderick Cameron's blog
An article in The Economist proposes a radical approach for conservation of threatened species.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 20:01 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Nick Stoynoff and team organized a memorable Seed Exchange at the 8th IOS Conference.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 18:14 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Bob McCartney and his IOS Special Service Award were in his local newspaper, while Dirk Benoit received his Award in Belgium.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 17:13 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Jim Hitz designed a perfect follow up to the IOS Conference at The Morton Arboretum: three days touring varied sites in Indiana, with a foray into Michigan.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 01:37 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Twenty-one years to the day after the first IOS meeting took place, the Society held its 8th Conference at the same venue.
Posted Tue, 2015-12-01 19:43 in Roderick Cameron's blog
The 2015 IOS Pre-Conference Tour highlighted an amazing diversity of trees and biomes across southern and central Illinois.
Posted Tue, 2015-12-01 13:09 in Warren Chatwin's blog
Tomorrow, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change COP21 opens in Paris. A couple of days ago, I came across an essay published by Jonathan Franzen, author of Freedom, that I found quite...
Posted Sun, 2015-11-29 11:05 in Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven's blog



















