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...

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.

"Oaks for Everyone" in The American Gardener

By Website Editor | February 15, 2023

Tim Boland (IOS Board Member and Oak Conservation and Research Committee Chair) and Matt Lobdell wrote an article about oaks for The American Gardener, the magazine of the American Horticultural Society. It was published in the July/August 2022 issue and has now been made freely available. Click here to read this detailed and comprehensive account of why oaks are "ecological workhorses" and which species might be appropriate for planting in gardens in different regions of the U.S.