The IOS has its 25th anniversary in 2017, and a superb way to celebrate it will be to get yourself to the Czech Republic in July where, during Oak Open Days based at his arboretum near Poděbrady, enthusiastic and dynamic IOS member Dušan Plaček is sponsoring a "Birthday Banquet" for participants at Poděbrady Castle.
PLANTCOL: Belgian Plant Collections
The PLANTCOL Web site gives access to the inventories of 9 of the best, public or private, plant collections in Belgium. It includes, of course, the National Boatanical Garden of Belgium as well the privately-held Arboretum Wespelaar, the Bokrijk Arboretum and the Arboretum Robert Lenoir, all of which have ties with the International Oak Society
