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Group photos Texas OODs
Texas Oak Open Days - October 12–16, 2023
Five days of oaking in the Lone Star State.
Roderick Cameron | Oct 21, 2023
Tour Participants on Fiddler Peak
IOS Tour of Oregon, September 2023
An account of the Tour guided by Sean Hogan
Website Editor | Oct 19, 2023
Quercus pacifica
The Oak Collection at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
An collection specializing in native Californian oaks
Christina Varnava | Oct 18, 2023

Plant Focus

A small but mature Alabama sandstone oak producing acorns © Patrick Thompson
Species Spotlight: Quercus boyntonii
A Critically Endangered dwarf oak 
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Website Editor's blog

Wine, Whiskey, and Oaks

By Website Editor | April 17, 2019
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Diana Gardener has again forwarded some interesting news items related to oaks and their connection to the manufacture of wines and spirits.

Cork Wars, Wine Corks, and Kiwi Quercus News

By Website Editor | December 18, 2018
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Three oak-related news items have been brought to my attention lately...

Request for Acorns for Oak Wilt Study

By Website Editor | October 1, 2016

We have received a request from The Morton Arboretum for acorns of northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis), red oak (Q. rubra), and bur oak (Q. macrocarpa) to support a study on oak wilt. 

Tree Hunter Rob McBride's Oak Adventures

By Website Editor | September 7, 2015

Rob McBride shares some of his stories about oaks.

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