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The oak tree in Skjomendalen © Gerhard Sørensen-Fuglem and Cecilia Piccirilli Bjerkeset
The World’s Northernmost Oak?
An oak grows north of the Arctic Circle in Norway
Website Editor | Aug 14, 2023
Unusual symptoms linked to phytoplasma infection in Quercus humboldtiii, Colombia © Eric Boa
Not Another Oak Calamity…
Symptoms linked to phytoplasma infection found in Quercus...
Website Editor | Aug 06, 2023
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Confusion on a Himalayan Scale: Naming Quercus leucotrichophora
Different names are being used for one species.
Website Editor | Jun 20, 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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oaks

Oaks Featured On Bomengids (Tree Guide) Website

By Hans-Cees Speel | April 19, 2023
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Hans-Cees Speel shares news of the website he created, which includes numerous photos of 64 oak taxa. 

"Oaks for Everyone" in The American Gardener

By Website Editor | February 15, 2023
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An article by Tim Boland and Matt Lobdell on why oaks are "ecological warhorses"

2022 IOS Service Awards Presented at the 10th IOS Conference in Las Cruces

By Shaun Haddock | October 14, 2022
Shaun Haddock receives an award for Eike Jablonski

Service awards recognize contributions to genus Quercus and to the IOS

The 10th IOS Conference in Las Cruces, New Mexico

By Zarah Wyly | October 12, 2022
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The traditional triennial gathering took place in the shadows of the Organ Mountains.

Oaks on Postage Stamps

By Roderick Cameron | June 11, 2022
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It turns out quite a number of countries have issued stamps featuring oaks...

Music to Watch Oaks By

By Website Editor | April 15, 2022
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A Latvian oak enthusiast shares his composition that aims to express the idea of an oak tree.

Quercus Quest!

By Website Editor | February 15, 2022
Quercus ×fernowii by Andrew Hipp

Tracking oak phenophases

The Genesee Valley Oaks

By Brian Kelley | February 12, 2022
Genesee Valley Oak by Brian Kelley

The oak savanna at Genesee features a collection of large, open-grown oak trees.

Oaks in Podcasts: Acorn Dispersal and Breeding

By Website Editor | December 7, 2021
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Two podcasts posted recently will be of interest to oak enthusiasts.

Oaks: The Key to Sustainable Landscaping

By Douglas Tallamy | August 6, 2021
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A guest article from renowned author Douglas Tallamy describes the key role native oaks play in sustaining biodiversity.

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