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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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Oak Open Days

Texas Oak Open Days - October 12–16, 2023

By Roderick Cameron | October 21, 2023
Group photos Texas OODs

Five days of oaking in the Lone Star State.

Oak Open Days in Wales: Penrice and Glanusk

By Roderick Cameron | August 15, 2023
Discussing remedial pruning at Penrice © Sairus Patel

First OODs since 2019 held in the UK

European Oak Open Days 2019

By Shaun Haddock | August 7, 2019
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Fourteen participants mustered in Yorkshire, UK, on June 17th to commence the 2019 European Oak Open Days, having found their way from Czech Republic, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and even the UK. 

Blowing Out 25 Candles at Starhill

By Charles Snyers | October 9, 2017
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The International Oak Society celebrates its 25th anniversary at Starhill Forest Arboretum.

Czech Republic Oak Open Days

By Shaun Haddock | August 16, 2017
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Twenty-six participants from ten countries arrived to take part in the European celebration of the IOS’s twenty-fifth birthday at Dušan Plaček’s Quercetum near Podĕbrady in the Czech Republic. 

Oak Open Days in Argentina

By Roderick Cameron | June 10, 2016
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The first IOS Oak Open Day event south of the Equator took place April 22-24, 2016, in Argentina.

UK Oak Open Days 2015

By Shaun Haddock | January 28, 2016
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In July 2015 a group of IOS members visited Gredington in north Wales and Ness Botanic Garden near Liverpool, England.

Oak Open Days at Trompenburg Arboretum

By Shaun Haddock | January 31, 2015
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IOS Board member Gert Fortgens welcomed around 30 participants to a most enjoyable two-day "Oak Open Days" event at Trompenburg Arboretum in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on August 28 and 29, 2014.

Oak Open Days in Gloucestershire, UK - July 6-7, 2014

By Béatrice Chassé | August 2, 2014
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A double Oak Open Day: Christine Battle's Congrove Arboretum followed by a visit to the National Arboretum at Westonbirt.

Oaks in Aiken

By Ryan Russell | February 19, 2014
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Oak Open Days were held in the incomparable setting of Aiken, SC, during the first weekend of November 2013.

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