Quercus

Virtuous Circles: Oaks and the Art of Ackroyd & Harvey

By Steve Potter | December 10, 2025

One of the first planted circles on Hampton Common, London, in partnership with Orleans House Gallery 2025. © Studio Ackroyd & Harvey

Oaks planted in circles as a continuation of the artwork initiated by Joseph Beuys in the 1980s.

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Beth Moon's "Oak: from Seed to Ancient Tree"

By Steve Potter | December 10, 2025

If you love oaks, you need this book.

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Species Spotlight: Quercus castaneifolia C.A.Mey

By Website Editor | December 7, 2025

Chestnut-leaf oak in habitat and in cultivation

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Oak Symposium at the XXIII Mexican Botanical Congress

By Website Editor | December 5, 2025

The Symposium "Mexican Oaks: Current State of Knowledge about Quercus and its Conservation" was held on September 1, 2025.

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Israel Oak Association Conference at Ramat Hanadiv

By Ezra Barnea | August 4, 2025

The IOA's 3rd Conference was held on July 3, 2025

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Uniting for Oaks: Mesoamerican Oak Research at the ATBC Meeting in Oaxaca, Mexico

By Tarin Toledo Aceves | July 26, 2025

Researchers and practitioners from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States shared latest findings on Mesoamerican oaks in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Species Spotlight: Quercus kotschyana O.Schwarz

By Jean Stephan | April 5, 2025

Quercus kotschyana fruit and leaves in Jaj cedars nature reserve

A rare oak endemic to Lebanon.

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Oaks Behaving Strangely

By Allen Coombes | January 14, 2025

Allen Coombes shares observations of unexpected phenology in oaks in the University of Puebla BG.

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Quercus rubra Chosen Tree of the Year in Germany

By Website Editor | December 16, 2024

The Tree of the Year Association in Germany selected a non-native species.

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Another Oak on a Stamp

By Roderick Cameron | December 13, 2024

Stamp with Ansel Adams' Oak Tree, Sunset City

An Ansel Adams photograph is featured on a postage stamp.

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Editor's Picks

Quercus coccifera, 97 cm dbh and 15 m canopy spread

Cyprus, April-May 2026 – Vacation Impressions

Images and insights from Ezra Barnea’s journey to Cyprus’s...

Ezra Barnea | Jun 13, 2026

Lainey Kirshberger and Ryan Silver, students at Oklahoma State University, participated in the fieldwork and will lead the genetic and epigenetic analysis under the supervision of Dr. Antonio R. Castilla.

Epigenetics as a Potential Mechanism of Rapid Response to Climate Change in the Endangered Oak Quercus hinckleyi

Endangered oak Quercus hinckleyi shows strong genetic...

Website Editor | Jun 09, 2026

The current Red List status and modelled outlook for the eight Californian oak species, plus tanoak

The Threat to California’s Oaks Is Greater than Had Been Anticipated

New paper should significantly change our approach to...

Steve Potter | Jun 09, 2026

Plant Focus

Species Spotlight: Quercus orocantabrica Rivas Mart., Penas, T.E.Díaz & Llamas

Roderick Cameron and Carlos Vila-Viçosa give an account of this intriguing species from northwestern Iberia with a complex taxonomic and...

Virtuous Circles: Oaks and the Art of Ackroyd & Harvey

By Steve Potter | December 10, 2025

Oaks planted in circles as a continuation of the artwork initiated by Joseph Beuys in the 1980s.

Read more about Virtuous Circles: Oaks and the Art of Ackroyd & Harvey

Beth Moon's "Oak: from Seed to Ancient Tree"

By Steve Potter | December 10, 2025

If you love oaks, you need this book.

Read more about Beth Moon's "Oak: from Seed to Ancient Tree"

Species Spotlight: Quercus castaneifolia C.A.Mey

By Website Editor | December 7, 2025

Chestnut-leaf oak in habitat and in cultivation

Read more about Species Spotlight: Quercus castaneifolia C.A.Mey

Oak Symposium at the XXIII Mexican Botanical Congress

By Website Editor | December 5, 2025

The Symposium "Mexican Oaks: Current State of Knowledge about Quercus and its Conservation" was held on September 1, 2025.

Read more about Oak Symposium at the XXIII Mexican Botanical Congress

Israel Oak Association Conference at Ramat Hanadiv

By Ezra Barnea | August 4, 2025

The IOA's 3rd Conference was held on July 3, 2025

Read more about Israel Oak Association Conference at Ramat Hanadiv

Uniting for Oaks: Mesoamerican Oak Research at the ATBC Meeting in Oaxaca, Mexico

By Tarin Toledo Aceves | July 26, 2025

Researchers and practitioners from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States shared latest findings on Mesoamerican oaks in Oaxaca, Mexico.