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A Sunny Day in the UK

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On the morning of July 29, 40 oak enthusiasts from Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Italy, and the United Kingdom met in Jermyn’s House at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens for the first Oak Open Day of the year.

Oak Open Day in Belgium 2011

A visit to two Belgian collections on a rainy September day, Arboretum Wespelaar and the National Botanical Garden of Belgium. 

Arboretum de la Chabotte

Quercus robur ×​​​​​​​ dentata

A visit to the collections of Daniel Dumont, an Oak Open Day in Belgium.

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Shaun Haddock invited the IOS membership on July 19, 2010 to an Oak Open Day at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, near London. The aim was to focus on the Mexican oak species in their vast oak collection.

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Oak Open Days

A Sunny Day in the UK

20130729141_resized_0.jpg

On the morning of July 29, 40 oak enthusiasts from Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Italy, and the United Kingdom met in Jermyn’s House at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens for the first Oak Open Day of the year.

Oak Open Day in Belgium 2011

A visit to two Belgian collections on a rainy September day, Arboretum Wespelaar and the National Botanical Garden of Belgium. 

Arboretum de la Chabotte

Quercus robur ×​​​​​​​ dentata

A visit to the collections of Daniel Dumont, an Oak Open Day in Belgium.

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Shaun Haddock invited the IOS membership on July 19, 2010 to an Oak Open Day at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, near London. The aim was to focus on the Mexican oak species in their vast oak collection.

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The International Oak Society acknowledges the generous support of the following institutions:

Supporting Institutional Members

 

Standard Institutional Members

Rice University
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance logo
South Carolina Botanical Garden

 

The Huntington
The John Fairey Garden