Log in

You are here

A campaign to conserve ancient oak woodland in the UK
Possibly the only famous fragment of temperate rainforest in Britain: Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor, Devon © Alan Hunt - reproduced under Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0
Posted Fri, 2025-06-27 19:01 in Steve Potter's blog
The oak depicted on the new coin is a challenge to identify.
New 5p coin - Image: The Royal Mint
Posted Wed, 2024-08-21 12:54 in Steve Potter's blog

Editor's Picks

Group photo at Mereweather Arboretum
Oak collections and much more in Canberra, New South Wales...
Website Editor | Aug 11, 2025
A controversial publication proposes to change the...
Roderick Cameron | Aug 05, 2025
Group photo with champion Quercus arkansana in Bokrijk Arboretum
A team of reporters share their take on the event.
Website Editor | Jun 22, 2025

Plant Focus

Quercus ×bimundorum ‘Crimschmidt’ growing in the Prairie Arboretum, Freeman, South Dakota, USA © Dirk GiseburtQuercus ×bimundorum ‘Crimschmidt’ growing in the Prairie Arboretum, Freeman, South Dakota, USA © Dirk Giseburt
A naturally occurring hybrid between Quercus robur and Q. alba.

Steve Potter's blog

A campaign to conserve ancient oak woodland in the UK
Possibly the only famous fragment of temperate rainforest in Britain: Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor, Devon © Alan Hunt - reproduced under Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0
Posted Fri, 2025-06-27 19:01 in Steve Potter's blog
The oak depicted on the new coin is a challenge to identify.
New 5p coin - Image: The Royal Mint
Posted Wed, 2024-08-21 12:54 in Steve Potter's blog

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

Supporting Institutional Members

Standard Institutional Members

Rice University