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Michel Gandoger in an albumen silver print dated 18 March 1876, dedicated on the reverse to Roberto de Visiani - Image: PHAIDRA University of Padova Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
While working on a list of synonyms of European White...
Roderick Cameron | Aug 24, 2026
Cover of Select Native Asian Oaks Gap Analysis
Report led by The Morton Arboretum will help prioritize oak...
Website Editor | Aug 06, 2026
A1's 2024 crop of acorns
Motivation I live in the village of Dolné Dubové...
Jozef Čapkovič | Jul 20, 2026

Plant Focus

Quercus afares, Kew, © James MacEwen
The only oak species endemic to Africa is rare in cultivation. It shouldn't be.

Arboretum des Pouyouleix in Arnoldia

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, organized for me an absolutely regal two-day visit of the Arnold Arboretum. Returning home, I received a request from Nancy Rose, the Editor of Arnoldia, to submit an article about the Arboretum des Pouyouleix for that publication. It has been published in the current issue and you can download the article here