My Journey with Oaks

Editor's Picks

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

Gandoger the Memorious

While working on a list of synonyms of European White Oaks...

Roderick Cameron | Aug 24, 2026

Cover of Select Native Asian Oaks Gap Analysis

Conservation Gap Analysis of Select Native Asian Oaks

Report led by The Morton Arboretum will help prioritize oak...

Website Editor | Aug 06, 2026

Early Fruiting Quercus robur in Slovakia

Motivation I live in the village of Dolné Dubové...

Jozef Čapkovič | Jul 20, 2026

Plant Focus

Species Spotlight: Quercus afares Pomel

The only oak species endemic to Africa is rare in cultivation. It shouldn't be.

James Harris

Published May 2023 in International Oaks No. 34: 197–202

Abstract

A portrait painted in snapshot fashion of more than 40 years of my life as a nurseryman interested in the genus Quercus, to share with you a few of my good memories, of the things learned, and of the people encountered.

Keywords

Quercus

References

Kellogg, A., and E.L. Greene. 1889. Illustrations of West American Oaks. From Drawings by the late Albert Kellogg M.D. San Francisco: James M. McDonald.

Michaux, A., and J.-P. Redouté. 1801. Histoire des chênes de l’Amérique. Paris: l’Imprimerie de Crapelet.

Young, J.A., and C.G. Young. 1992. Seeds of Woody Plants in North America. Dioscorides Press.

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