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Beech Leaf Disease is attacking Fagus species in North America.

The IOS recently received an inquiry from Jim Conrad about a strange phenomenon he observed on a twig of a Quercus ×dysophylla in the Eastern Sierra Madre in Mexico, where what appeared to be multiple styles emerged from a bud. It turns out they may be fungal reproductive bodies.

Maricela Rodríguez interviewed staff and owners at key oak collections in the UK. 

Angela Moskow shared some disturbing accounts of oak poisonings.

An article by Tim Boland and Matt Lobdell on why oaks are "ecological warhorses"

IOS founding member and oak doyen Guy Sternberg was interviewed by Vanessa Ferguson for NPR Illinois. You can listen to the program here. During the interview, reference is made to the ortet tree of Quercus ×bebbiana 'Taco', a tree Guy spotted growing next to a Taco Bell restaurant in Springfield, Ill.

A Latvian oak enthusiast shares his composition that aims to express the idea of an oak tree.

Using acorns to teach maths

And a special prize would go to anyone who could identify the species from the photo!

Stories about oaks in the Netherlands