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Carlos collecting Quercus ×alentejana (Q. faginea × Q. pyrenaica) in northeastern Portugal for his PhD thesis © Carlos Vila-Viçosa
The Long and Hilly Journey of Oak Conservation: Carlos Vila-Viçosa
An interview with Portuguese oak conservationist Dr. Carlos...
Amy Byrne | Apr 19, 2024
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The Uprooted Oak Emblem of UN's World Refugee Year
Roderick Cameron | Apr 13, 2024
Pages from Gert's book
A New Book on Trompenburg Tuinen & Arboretum
It was a great pleasure for me to be able to write about my...
Gert Fortgens | Feb 15, 2024

Plant Focus

Quercus crassipes acorns with inrolled cupule margin
Species Spotlight: Quercus crassipes Bonpl.
One of the more well-known Mexican oaks in cultivation.
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Historic Oaks

Farewell to a Champ

By Roderick Cameron | August 11, 2022
Burnt Champion Gray Oak

Fire takes the National Champion Gray Oak

The Kaive Oak

By Website Editor | June 14, 2022
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In a meadow in the parish of Sēme, municipality of Tukums, Latvia, some 500 m from Kaive Manor, stands the Kaive Oak.

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.

Denmark's Navy Oaks Repurposed

By Roderick Cameron | December 10, 2021
The Chair by Hans Wegner, Richard Strauss, National Museum of American History

Oaks planted to rebuild Denmark's navy have served other uses.

The Lyytikkylä Oak in Finland

By Juha Fagerholm | June 10, 2021
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Despite damage, the Lyytikkylä Oak is still the thickest oak in Finland

Sacred Oaks of Serbia

By Nikola Šušić | June 10, 2021
Quercus cerris champion tree in spring 2016. Photo from Šušić et al. (2016)

In Serbian tradition, in almost every village or hamlet there is at least one tree deemed by the inhabitants to be special.

Two Oaks in the Running for European Tree of the Year 2021

By Website Editor | February 12, 2021
Carrasca de Lecina

Two historic oaks are in the finals of the 11th European Tree of the Year contest

Dąb Józef (The Józef Oak)

By Roderick Cameron | December 12, 2020
Jozef Oak

This renowned Quercus robur caught the eye of an artist and concealed refugees.

Bătrânul Carpaților: the Old Man of the Carpathians

By Roderick Cameron | August 16, 2020
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A massive Quercus robur stands outside the village of Mercheașa, a quiet rural locality in central Romania.

The White Oak in Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

By Tim Entwisle | August 9, 2020
Quercus alba at Melbourne Botanic Gardens

One of the largest oaks at Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens has fallen.

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